ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine

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ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine, SECOND EDITION 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 also provide readers with: * A thorough introduction to prehospital emergency medicine, including activation and deployment, personal protective equipment, scene safety and assessment and clinical governance * Comprehensive exploration of the primary survey, airway, breathing, and circulation assessments * Practical discussions of prehospital anaesthesia, analgesia, sedation, monitoring and ultrasound * The prehospital management of medical, trauma and psychiatric emergencies * How to care for special groups, including the elderly, obstetric, pediatric, and bariatric patients * Considerations in human factors, ethics, mass casualty and chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear incidents ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine, Second Edition is essential reading for paramedics, doctors, nurses and other prehospital practitioners. The text is ideal for those undertaking subspecialty PHEM training, studying for postgraduate prehospital degree modules, or practitioners undertaking PHEM exams.