| Call # |
616.0250231 |
| Phys. Description |
ix, 171 pages : illustrations : 27 cm. |
| Series |
At a glance |
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At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The context of emergency nursing -- Pre-hospital care -- Triage -- The ̀ABCDE' approach -- Track and trigger systems -- Pain --Airway assessment and management -- Assessment of breathing -- Oxygen therapy -- Respiratory conditions -- Assessment of circulation -- Circulation interventions -- Shock -- 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) -- Cardiac arrhythmias -- Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) -- Heart failure -- Advanced life support (ALS) -- Assessment of neurological function -- The unconscious patient -- Stroke -- Seizures -- Headache -- Abdominal pain -- Gastrointestinal bleed -- Genitourinary conditions -- Acute kidney injury (AKI) -- Diabetic emergencies -- Obstetrics and gynaecology -- Poisoning: assessment and management -- Poisoning: prescription and non-prescription drug -- Poisoning: Other substances -- Alcohol misuse -- Infectious diseases -- Notifiable diseases -- Sexually transmitted infections (STI) -- Domestic abuse -- Sexual assault -- The mental health patient in the emergency department (ED) -- Risk assessment, self-harm and suicide -- Common mental health problems -- The patient with dementia -- The patient with an intellectual disability -- Children in the emergency department (ED) -- Safeguarding children -- Recognising the sick child -- Common illnesses in children -- Paediatric advanced life support -- Minor injuries in children -- Lower limb Injuries -- Upper limb injuries -- Wounds -- Eye conditions -- Ear, nose and throat conditions -- Trauma in context -- Primary survey -- Head and spinal injury -- Chest trauma -- Limb injuries -- Abdominal and pelvic trauma -- Massive haemorrhage -- Burns -- Trauma: special circumstances -- Trauma in children -- Major incident -- Patient transfer -- End of life care. |
| Subject |
Emergency Nursing.
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Emergency Service, Hospital.
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Emergency Treatment -- nursing.
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| Genre |
Handbooks.
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| Other Number |
2015033634 |
| Alt Author |
Holbery, Natalie, editor.
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Newcombe, Paul, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781118867679 (pbk.) |
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