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ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine

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ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine offers a comprehensive and current guide to prehospital emergency care, applying evidence-based practices and expert insights. It covers operational, clinical, and system considerations essential for PHEM training. Topics include scene safety, primary surveys, airway management, prehospital anaesthesia, and care for special groups like the elderly and paediatric patients. The book also addresses mass casualty incidents and hazardous situations involving chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear threats.
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This title is essential for paramedics, doctors, nurses, and other prehospital practitioners, particularly those undertaking PHEM subspecialty training, postgraduate modules, or PHEM examinations.

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In the newly revised second edition of ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine, a team of experienced prehospital practitioners deliver a comprehensive up-to-date guide to the rapidly evolving field of prehospital emergency medicine. The book includes evidence-based practice and expert opinion to meet the needs of the PHEM training curriculum covering operational, clinical and system considerations.

An international team of expert editors and contributors have also provided readers with:

  • A thorough introduction to prehospital emergency medicine, including activation and deployment, personal protective equipment, and scene safety and assessment.
  • Comprehensive exploration of the primary survey, airway, breathing, and circulation assessments.
  • Practical discussions of prehospital anesthesia, analgesia, sedation, monitoring and ultrasound.
  • The prehospital management of medical, trauma and psychiatric emergencies.
  • How to care for special groups, including the elderly, obstetric, paediatric, and bariatric patients.
  • Considerations in mass casualty and chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear incidents.

ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine is essential reading for paramedics, doctors, nurses and other prehospital practitioners. The text is ideal for those undertaking subspecialty PHEM training, those studying for postgraduate prehospital degree modules, or practitioners undertaking PHEM exams.

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Dr Will Duffin, Joint Medical Director for World Extreme Medicine praises the 2023 edition for its major updates reflecting a decade of clinical advancements. He highlights the focus on core principles with clear diagrams and practical 'Tips from the field' boxes that showcase the authors' extensive experience. He endorses it as a valuable, applied resource for prehospital emergency medicine practitioners.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119698326

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Tim Nutbeam
  • Edited by Matthew Boylan
  • Edited by Caroline Leech
  • Edited by Clare Bosanko

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 794g

Pages: 288

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Series: ABC Series

About the Author

Tim Nutbeam is Lead Consultant for the Devon Air Ambulance, honorary Professor of Prehospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) at the University of Plymouth and a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK.

Matt Boylan is a Consultant in Military Emergency Medicine and PHEM, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Caroline Leech is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and PHEM, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK and The Air Ambulance Service, Rugby, UK.

Clare Bosanko is a Critical Care Doctor for the Devon Air Ambulance, a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK and a doctor for Carnival UK.

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