Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance

William Seligman, University of Oxford Medical School, UKSameer Ganatra, University of Oxford Medical School, UKTimothy Parker, University of Oxford Medical School, UKSyed Masud, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Major Trauma and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, University of Oxford, UK

‘Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance covers the essentials in an easy-to-digest formula. This volume continues the trend of good quality information, covering enough to give readers a firm and solid grounding in the subject of pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM).The book also acts as an aide‑memoire for the more experienced health professional. Each segment is illustrated with easily understandable and colourful diagrams, as well as tables with the most relevant information, which is great for quick reference … This volume is likely to be well-received as a concise, well-thought‑out reference that contains both up-to-date and emerging techniques used by ambulance personnel and specialist PHEM practitioners.’ – Journal of Paramedic Practice

• PrefaceContributorsAbbreviationsPrinciples of pre-hospital care 1 History of pre-hospital care2 Pre-hospital care today3 Major trauma pathways in the UK4 Emerging pre-hospital medical care pathways5 Kinematics and mechanism of Injury6 Hazardous materials7 Human factors8 Pre-hospital transport9 Scene safetyInitial assessment and management of immediately life-threatening injuries10 The primary survey11 Control of major haemorrhage12 Cervical spine injuries13 Basic airway management14 The difficult airway15 Life-threatening chest trauma16 Circulation I: haemodynamic instability17 Circulation II: medical cardiac arrest18 Circulation III: traumatic cardiac arrest19 Pain relief and sedation20 Head injury21 Spinal injuries22 Limb InjuriesSpecial considerations in trauma management 23 Paediatric trauma24 Trauma in the pregnant woman25 Trauma in the elderlyPractical skills in pre-hospital emergency medicine 26 Anaesthesia in the pre-hospital environment27 The emergency surgical airway28 Peripheral vascular access29 Chest techniques30 Resuscitative thoracotomy31 Pre-hospital ultrasound32 Packaging33 HandoverManagement of complex problems 34 Major incidents35 Expedition medicine36 Event medicine37 Military pre-hospital emergency careCareers in pre-hospital emergency medicine 38 Careers in pre-hospital emergency medicine – NHS EnglandReferencesIndex