Updated and expanded to reflect advances and changes in practice and evidence-base knowledge since the previous edition, the highly acclaimed Assessment Skills for Paramedics returns in its third edition to build on the legacy of this successful paramedic education text.
This handy pocket-sized book can be used by students for exam revision, by paramedics and emergency care staff en-route to a call, or clinicians who are working in other clinical environments, such as urgent care centres to revisit key points and further refine their skills.
Divided into body systems, the book takes the reader through the considerations and actions required for each type of emergency presentation. The book also:
*Has new to this edition:
*Includes new histories, assessments, and scenarios across multiple chapters
*Content covering the well-being of the paramedic
*Chapters including the review of systems (RoS) approach
*Has been updated against the current Ambulance Clinical Guidelines, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidelines, and The Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee guidelines
*Takes an approach that mirrors current UK and international practice
*Features a cardiovascular chapter which includes sepsis, red flag sepsis, and The UK Sepsis Trust Pre-hospital Sepsis Screening and Action Tool
*Includes specific chapters in the specialist fields of paediatric assessment and neonatal assessment and care
*Uses "red flags" to highlight where immediate action may be needed and identifies appropriate actions to be taken
*Considers the social, ethical, and legal factors that might impact on care
*Has been updated
Written by experienced paramedics, specialist health care professionals and doctors, this book will enhance knowledge and encourage accurate, timely and thorough assessment of patients across the lifespan.
- ISBN13 9780335249954
- Publish Date 5 October 2021
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Open University Press
- Edition 3rd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 336
- Language English