The Emergency Department Technician Handbook

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Emergency Department Technicians (EDTs) play a vital role in actively supporting the medical team in today’s hospitals, and the role continues to expand in light of staffing shortages and increased emergency department volumes. The Emergency Department Technician Handbook is a reliable, comprehensive resource in this increasingly important field, filling a timely need in EDT workforce development for both technicians and educators. Concise, readable text, along with high-quality clinical photos and a video library that depict procedures and patient positioning, make this new handbook a must-have resource in every emergency department.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-27
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN:9780323830027

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Olycksfalls- och akutmedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Dr. Shesser is the Chair of the Department of Emergency at George Washington University. He currently supervises 70 physicians and 30 Advanced Practice Providers who staff four emergency departments in the DC metropolitan area. He has over 40 years of academic administration and clinical experience and developed an undergraduate course at GW University for future ED technicians.

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Role of the Hospital Emergency Department and the Specialty of Emergency Medicine2. Emergency Department Organization and Flow3. Medical Terminology4. Teamwork and Communication5. Initial Emergency Department Patient Assessment6. Triage7. Point-of-Care Testing8. The Electrocardiogram and Cardiac Monitoring9. Cardiologic Emergencies10. Respiratory System Emergencies11. Abdominal and Genitourinary Problems12. Endocrinologic Emergencies13. Ear, Nose, and Throat and Ophthalmologic Emergencies14. Stroke and Neurologic Emergencies15. Vascular Access16. Ultrasound-Guided IV Access17. Wound Management18. Musculoskeletal Injuries19. Orthopedic Immobilization Techniques20. The Major Trauma Patient21. Behavioral Health and Toxicologic Emergencies22. Medical Ethics, the Law, and Cultural Competency23. Patient Transport24. Pediatrics25. Documentation26. Disasters and Mass Casualty Events27. Infection Control in the Emergency Department28. Case Studies in Emergency Triage29. Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Emergency Department