Mary Dawood

The Emergency Practitioner's Handbook

For All Front Line Health Professionals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by emergency nurse practitioners who understand the thought processes and complexities of clinical decision making, this guide offers straightforward practical advice, particularly for those in isolated nurse led units or those working in a pressurised environment of the emergency department.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 168mm x 243mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781846194047
• ISBN-10: 1846194040
• Artikelnr.: 42303869

Autorenporträt

Mary Dawood Nurse Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare Trust London

Inhaltsangabe

About the author. List of contributors. Acknowledgements. Foreword.
Introduction. Chapters. Section 1: General issues. Practice advice.
Avoiding pitfalls. Prescribing. X-rays. Documentation. Police statements.
Paediatric considerations. Section 2: Musculo-skeletal. Assault. Head.
Face. Neck. Chest. Back. Shoulder. Upper arm. Elbow. Wrist and forearm.
Hand. Hip and pelvis. Knee. Ankle. Foot. Toes. Paediatric fractures.
Limping child. Section 3: Skin. Skin trauma. Burns and scalds. Animal and
human bites. Skin infection. Section 4: Ophthalmology. Eyes. Section 5:
Primary care. Respiratory Sore throat. Nose. Ears. Urinary infection.
Emergency contraception. Suspected deep venous thrombosis.