Critical Care Paramedicine: A Case-Based Approach

Part 1 Airway



1 Paramedic-led prehospital rapid sequence intubation (RSI)



David Anderson, Ben Meadley and Alex Olaussen











2 The physiologically difficult airway 00



Jonathan Begley and Ben Meadley







3 The anatomically difficult airway



Jason Bendall and Matt Humar







Part 2 Breathing







4 Mechanical ventilation



Tim Byrne and Nick Roder











5 Respiratory Failure



Daniel Cudini and Segun Olesanya











6 Critical Asthma



David Anderson and Tatsu Kuwasaki















Part 3 Circulation







7 Undifferentiated shock



Andy Celestia and Todd Wollum







8 Myocardial infarction (STEMI)



Luke Dawson, Ross Salathiel and Dion Stub







9 The management of unstable bradycardia



Alan Cowley and Mark Durell







10 Palpitations and chest pain: Paramedic management of narrow complex tachycardias



Andrew Bishop







11 Broad complex tachycardia



Tim Edwards and Kieren Pugh







12 Acute chest pain and shortness of breath: Cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction



Jason Bloom and Dave Hawkins







13 Massive upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB)



Sarah Yong and Michelle Murphy







14 Acute pulmonary oedema (APO)



Nick Trestrail and Luke Hamilton







Part 4 Disability







15 Approach to an altered level of consciousness



Luke De la Rue and Natalie Lavergne







16 Severe traumatic brain injury



James Manktelow and Virginia Newcombe







17 Assessment and management of acute ischaemic stroke



Skye Coote and Henry Zhao







18 Severe/Uncontrolled Pain



Todd Blackburn







Part 5 Exposure







19 Hypothermia



Eystein Grusd and Justin Hensley







20 Prehospital sepsis management



Dan Cudini and Judit Orosz







Part 6 Cardiac arrest







21 High-performance CPR



Belinda Delardes, Jack Howard and Ziad Nehme











22 Refractory cardiac arrest and salvage extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)



Matthew Thornton, Julia Coull and Sacha Richardson







23 Traumatic cardiac arrest



Zainab Alqudah and Brian Burns











24 Cardiac arrest in special circumstances



Casey Lewis and Clare Bertenshaw







25 Termination of resuscitation



Natalie Anderson











Part 7 Trauma







26 The trapped patient



Tash Adams







27 Shocked blunt trauma



Michael Noonan, Benjamin Meadley and Alexander Olaussen







28 Penetrating trauma



Kat Baird and Pete Sherren







29 Severe chest injury: Tension pneumothorax



Mark Fitzgerald and Toby St Clair











Part 8 Toxicology







30 Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity



Ben Fitzgerald and Michael Mann







31 Acute behavioural disturbance: Emergency pharmacological sedation



Claire Bertenshaw and Lachlan Parker







32 Severe Metabolic Acidosis



Tash Adams and John Glasheen











Part 9 Paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology







33 Croup and Epiglottitis



Brad Gander and Claire Wilkin







34 Care of the newborn: Assisting transition, stabilisation and transport



Rosmarie Boland and James Yates







35 Maternal bleeding: Postpartum haemorrhage and active management of the third stage of labour



Mark Durham and Dawn Kerslake







Part 10: Special circumstances







36 The older patient



David Anderson and Tegwyn McMannamy







37 Providing paramedic care in resource-limited settings 00



Matt Cannon and Felix Ho

Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.

• Serviços de ambulâncias e salvamento

rescue; trauma; aeromedical; Emergency; Critical Care