Accident & emergency : theory into practice /: theory into practice. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Brian Dolan, Lynda Holt.
• Editors: Dolan, Brian, 1963-; Holt, Lynda
• Contents: Part 1 Trauma management 1. Pre-hospital care 2. Trauma life support 3. Major incidents 4. Transportation of the acutely ill patient Part 2 Trauma care 5. Head injuries 6. Skeletal injuries 7. Spinal injuries 8. Thoracic injuries 9. Abdominal injuries 10. Maxillofacial injuries 11. Burns Part 3 Psychological dimensions 12. Aggression 13. Stress and stress management 14. Care of the bereaved 15. Mental health emergencies Part 4 Life continuum 16. Infants 17. Pre-school child 18. Age 5 to puberty 19. Adolescence 20. Young adults 21. Middle years 22. Older people Part 5 Physiology for ED practice 23. Physiology for ED practice 24. Wound care 25. Pain and pain management 26. Local and regional anaesthesia Part 6 Emergency care 27. Cardiac emergencies 28. Medical emergencies 29. Surgical emergencies 30. Gynaecological and obstetric emergencies 31. Ophthalmic emergencies 32. Ear, nose and throat emergencies Part 7 Practice issues in emergency care 33. People with learning disabilities 34. Health promotion 35. Triage Part 8 Professional issues in ED 36. Leadership 37. Clinical decision-making 38. Ethical issues 39. Law 40. Health & safety 41. Managing issues of culture and power in ED 42. Improving patient flow Appendix: Normal values Index
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Baillir̈e Tindall
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 605 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 616.025; Emergency nursing; Intensive care nursing; Emergency nursing; Intensive care nursing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0702046760; 9780702046766
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.