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Paramedic Principles and Practice

A Clinical Reasoning Approach

  • 2nd Edition - October 15, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Brett Williams, Linda Ross
  • Language: English

Edited by expert academics and educators, Brett Williams and Linda Ross, and written by content specialists and experienced clinicians, this essential resource encourages re… Read more

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Edited by expert academics and educators, Brett Williams and Linda Ross, and written by content specialists and experienced clinicians, this essential resource encourages readers to see the links between the pathophysiology of a disease, how this creates the signs and symptoms and how these should to be managed in the out-of-hospital environment. Additionally, Paramedic Principles and Practice 2e will arm readers with not only technical knowledge and expertise, but also the non-technical components of providing emergency care, including professional attitudes and behaviours, decision-making, teamwork and communication skills.

Case studies are strategically used to contextualise the principles, step readers through possible scenarios that may be encountered and, importantly, reveal the process of reaching a safe and effective management plan. The case studies initially describe the pathology and typical presentation of a particular condition and progress to more-complex and less-typical scenarios where the practitioner faces increasing uncertainty.

Key features

  • The only paramedic-specific text designed for Australian and New Zealand
    • students and paramedics
  • Progressive case studies that bridge the gap from principles to practice
  • More than 40 essential pathologies covering common paramedic call-outs
  • Covers both technical and non-technical skills to develop the graduate into expert clinician
  • Includes an eBook with the purchase of the print book

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  • An eBook on VitalSource

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    • Table of contents

    Part 1: PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES

    SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC
    PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

    1. Introduction

    SECTION 2: FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE

    2. Perfusion

    3. The autonomic response

    4. The inflammatory response

    5. Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics

    SECTION 3: FOUNDATION CONCEPTS

    6. Evidence based practice in paramedicine

    7. The clinical reasoning process

    SECTION 4: COMMUNICATION AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

    8. Interpersonal communication & Patient focused care

    SECTION 5: THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

    9. The paramedic role in healthcare

    10. Characteristics of ambulance patients

    SECTION 6: PATIENT AND PARAMEDIC SAFETY

    11. Patient safety and paramedicine

    12. Paramedic health and wellbeing

    SECTION 7: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

    13. Legal and ethical considerations in clinical decision making

    PART 2: PARAMEDIC PRACTICE

    SECTION 8: THE PARAMEDIC CLINICAL APPROACH

    14. The structured clinical approach

    15. The patient-centred interview

    SECTION 9: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A RESPIRATORY CONDITION

    16. Airway obstruction

    17. Asthma

    18. Acute pulmonary oedema

    19. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    20. Pneumothorax

    21. Pulmonary embolism

    SECTION 10: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A CARDIAC CONDITION

    21. Chest pain

    22. Arrhythmias

    23. Cardiac arrest

    SECTION 11: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MEDICAL CONDITION

    24. Hypoglycaemia & hyperglycaemia

    25. Stroke

    26. Overdose

    27. Anaphylaxis

    28. Seizures

    29. Pain

    30. Acute abdominal pain

    31. Sepsis

    32. Gastrointestinal and urinary tract bleeding

    SECTION 12: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE TRAUMA PATIENT

    33. Head injuries

    34. Chest injuries

    35. Musculoskeletal injuries

    36. Traumatic spinal injuries

    37. Burns

    38. Mass casualty

    SECTION 13: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

    39. Hypothermia & hyperthermia

    40. Decompression injuries

    41. Envenomation

    42. Spider Bites

    43. Marine Envenoming

    44. Tropical medicine

    SECTION 14: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO COMPLEX CASES: SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TO PARAMEDIC REASONING AND MANAGEMENT

    45. The socially isolated patient

    46. The dying patient

    47. Older patients

    48. Indigenous Australian patients

    49. Maori patients

    50. Family Violence

    SECTION 15: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION

    51. Mental health conditions

    52. De-escalation strategies

    SECTION 16: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO OBSTETRIC, NEONATAL AND PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS

    53. Imminent birth

    54. Neonatal resuscitation

    55. Paediatric patients

    Appendix 1: Medications commonly encountered in paramedic practice

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: October 24, 2020
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    BW

    Brett Williams

    Affiliations and expertise
    Department of Emergency Medical Care, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441

    LR

    Linda Ross

    Affiliations and expertise
    Head, Postgraduate Programs & Deputy Head, Department of Paramedicine, Monash University