Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care, 2nd edition (Oxford Medical Handbooks)

byIan Greaves(Author), Sir Keith Porter(Author)Format: Kindle Edition Fully updated for a second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care is the invaluable guide to providing high-quality care in a pre-hospital environment. Evidence-based and reflecting new developments in regulation and practice, this second edition is designed to provide key information for all immediate care practitioners, including doctors, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and community responders. The text has been cross-referenced withthe Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) handbook to ensure full clinical relevance.Reflecting the major advances in delivery of pre-hospital care, including the greater survival benefits for heart attacks and major trauma when delivering patients directly to higher levels of care, the evolution of the paramedic role into critical care paramedics, roadside rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia, and the introduction of mechanical chest compression devices, this new edition is the ideal companion for those involved in delivering pre-hospital care. It also links to relevantonline databases and mobile apps that can assist with calculations, and contains key algorithms and formulae to ensure good care.The Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care is the comprehensive quick-reference guide to all medical and trauma conditions regularly encountered in the immediate care setting. Product Details ASIN:B08T12GYP2 Publisher:OUP Oxford; 2nd edition (January 19, 2021) Publication date:January 19, 2021 Language::English File size:29989 KB Text-to-Speech:Enabled Enhanced typesetting:Enabled X-Ray:Not Enabled Word Wise:Not Enabled Print length:742 pages Page numbers source ISBN:0198734948 Lending:Enabled Print ISBN: 9780198734949 eText ISBN: 9780191054167