Sanders' Paramedic Textbook
- 1st Edition - March 9, 2010
- Imprint: Mosby Ltd.
- Editors: Pete Gregory, Aidan Ward
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 3 4 - 3 7 2 4 - 6
Fully adapted for the UK market by two paramedic lecturers and a team of highly-specialised contributors, Sanders' Paramedic Textbook gives you everything you want in a paramedic… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFully adapted for the UK market by two paramedic lecturers and a team of highly-specialised contributors, Sanders' Paramedic Textbook gives you everything you want in a paramedic textbook and more! Packed with valuable support materials this textbook is a comprehensive learning tool for both first time and refresher paramedic students containing everything in one convenient volume.
Perfect for review, each chapter includes a bulleted Summary and a list of References.
Chapter openers set the stage for learning with Objectives and Key Terms with definitions.
Boxed Critical Thinking questions aid in understanding concepts and how chapter content impacts patient care.
ALS skills are presented step-by-step in full-colour to demonstrate emergency care procedures.
Part One: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and ambulance operations in the UK. Ethics and law in paramedic practice. The well-being of the paramedic, health promotion and injury prevention. Part Two: Approaches to assessment. Communication systems in EMS. Therapeutic communication. Patient assessment. History taking. Techniques of physical examination. Differential impressions and clinical decision making. Documentation and record keeping. Part Three: Pharmacology, venous access and drug administration Part A Pharmacology Part B Venous access and medication adminstration. Part Four: Airway Management and ventilation. Part Five: Respiratory emergencies. Cardiology. Neurology. Endocrinology. Allergies and anaphylaxis. Gastroenterology. Urology. Toxicology. Haematology. Environmental conditions. Infectious and communicable diseases. Assessment and management of behavioural and mental health emergencies. Part Six: Trauma systems and mechanism of injury. Thoracic trauma. Haemorrhage and shock. Soft tissue trauma. Burns. Facial and head trauma. Spinal trauma. Abdominal trauma. Musculoskeletal trauma. Part Seven: Gynaecology. Obstetrics. Part Eight: Care of the Newborn. Paediatrics. Older persons. Abuse and Neglect. Community care: Patients with long-term health conditions, palliative care, dialysis. Part Nine: Major incidents. Hazardous substances incidents. Crime scene awareness. Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents. Part Ten: Glossary.
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 9, 2010
- Imprint: Mosby Ltd.
- No. of pages: 1056
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780723437246
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Pete Gregory
Affiliations and expertise
Senior lecturer in Paramedic Practice, Coventry University, UKAW
Aidan Ward
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Paramedic Science
Programme Lead, BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science
University of Northampton
Northampton, UK