Critical Care Paramedic
Critical Care Paramedic is the first and only book written for the expanding field of critical care transport. Utilizing the successful format of Brady’s best-selling Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, this book is both written and extensively reviewed by leading experts in the field. This comprehensive book addresses all aspects of critical care transport including: operations, safety, advanced pharmacodynamics, advanced physiologic monitoring, advanced airway management, medical...
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Critical Care Paramedic is the first and only book written for the expanding field of critical care transport. Utilizing the successful format of Brady’s best-selling Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, this book is both written and extensively reviewed by leading experts in the field. This comprehensive book addresses all aspects of critical care transport including: operations, safety, advanced pharmacodynamics, advanced physiologic monitoring, advanced airway management, medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, organ donation, and other important areas of critical care. Critical Care Paramedic will be the industry standard for critical care paramedic education and available only from Brady.
Section I: Overview of Critical Care Paramedic Practice1. The Role and Responsibilities of the Critical Care Paramedic2. Ground Transport Systems3. Aerial Transport Systems4. Flight Physiology5. Flight Safety and Personal SurvivalSection II: Principles of Critical Care Paramedic Practice6. Patient Assessment and Preparation for Transport7. Airway Management and Ventilation8. Shock Management and Vascular Access9. Cardiovascular and Hemodynamic Monitoring10. ECG Monitoring and Interpretation11. Critical Care Pharmacology12. Interpretation of Lab and Basic Diagnostic TestsSection III: Trauma Emergencies13. Overview of Trauma14. Neurological Trauma15. Thoracic Trauma16. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma17. Maxillofacial, Ear, Nose, and Throat Trauma18. Burns and Electrical Injuries19. Orthopaedic Trauma20. Special Patients: Pediatric, Geriatric, and Obstetrical TraumaSection IV: Medical Emergencies21. Pulmonary Emergencies22. Cardiovascular Emergencies23. Neurological Emergencies24. Gastrointestinal Emergencies25. Renal and Acid-Base Emergencies26. Infectious Disease EmergenciesSection V: Special Considerations27. Pediatric Medical Emergencies28. Obstetrical/Gynecological Emergencies29. Neonatal Emergencies and Transport30. Environmental Emergencies31. Diving Emergencies32. Toxicological Emergencies33. Weapons of Mass destruction34. Organ Donation and RetrievalSection VI: Issues in Critical Care Transport35. Quality Management36. Communications and Documentation37. The Critical Care Paramedic in the Hospital Environment
