Critical care paramedics regularly perform advanced life support to patients during the most stressful and time-sensitive situations. Not only do they require specialist medical knowledge in order to care for critically ill patients, but they are also often expected to think quickly and keep calm under pressure.
Putting you in the centre of the action as a critical care paramedic, this book brings together a range of in-depth case studies on critical care. It first presents you with a scenario, and then delves deep into the case details in order to challenge and assess your wider understanding of the situation.
Key features include:
Over 35 in-depth case studies covering Leadership, Airway, Resuscitation, Cardiac Arrest, Medical Emergencies, Trauma, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Toxicology Contributions from a range of international, specialist authors. Question and answer-based format to break down your learning into easily digestable sections with full-colour illustrations. Self-reflective questions to enable you to think critically about patient care Fully evidence-based and up-to-date with the latest guidance for international best practice.
The book will allow you to further your understanding and knowledge of critical care, whether studying for exams, working within an aeromedical environment or providing life-saving care on the ground.
Edited by:
David Anderson,
Ben Meadley,
Alexander Olaussen
Imprint: Class Professional Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 189mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.155kg
ISBN: 9781801610377
ISBN 10: 1801610371
Pages: 428
Publication Date: 17 November 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1 Airway 1 Paramedic-led prehospital rapid sequence intubation (RSI) David Anderson, Ben Meadley and Alex Olaussen 2 The physiologically difficult airway 00 Jonathan Begley and Ben Meadley 3 The anatomically difficult airway Jason Bendall and Matt Humar Part 2 Breathing 4 Mechanical ventilation Tim Byrne and Nick Roder 5 Respiratory Failure Daniel Cudini and Segun Olesanya 6 Critical Asthma David Anderson and Tatsu Kuwasaki Part 3 Circulation 7 Undifferentiated shock Andy Celestia and Todd Wollum 8 Myocardial infarction (STEMI) Luke Dawson, Ross Salathiel and Dion Stub 9 The management of unstable bradycardia Alan Cowley and Mark Durell 10 Palpitations and chest pain: Paramedic management of narrow complex tachycardias Andrew Bishop 11 Broad complex tachycardia Tim Edwards and Kieren Pugh 12 Acute chest pain and shortness of breath: Cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction Jason Bloom and Dave Hawkins 13 Massive upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB) Sarah Yong and Michelle Murphy 14 Acute pulmonary oedema (APO) Nick Trestrail and Luke Hamilton Part 4 Disability 15 Approach to an altered level of consciousness Luke De la Rue and Natalie Lavergne 16 Severe traumatic brain injury James Manktelow and Virginia Newcombe 17 Assessment and management of acute ischaemic stroke Skye Coote and Henry Zhao 18 Severe/Uncontrolled Pain Todd Blackburn Part 5 Exposure 19 Hypothermia Eystein Grusd and Justin Hensley 20 Prehospital sepsis management Dan Cudini and Judit Orosz Part 6 Cardiac arrest 21 High-performance CPR Belinda Delardes, Jack Howard and Ziad Nehme 22 Refractory cardiac arrest and salvage extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) Matthew Thornton, Julia Coull and Sacha Richardson 23 Traumatic cardiac arrest Zainab Alqudah and Brian Burns 24 Cardiac arrest in special circumstances Casey Lewis and Clare Bertenshaw 25 Termination of resuscitation Natalie Anderson Part 7 Trauma 26 The trapped patient Tash Adams 27 Shocked blunt trauma Michael Noonan, Benjamin Meadley and Alexander Olaussen 28 Penetrating trauma Kat Baird and Pete Sherren 29 Severe chest injury: Tension pneumothorax Mark Fitzgerald and Toby St Clair Part 8 Toxicology 30 Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity Ben Fitzgerald and Michael Mann 31 Acute behavioural disturbance: Emergency pharmacological sedation Claire Bertenshaw and Lachlan Parker 32 Severe Metabolic Acidosis Tash Adams and John Glasheen Part 9 Paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology 33 Croup and Epiglottitis Brad Gander and Claire Wilkin 34 Care of the newborn: Assisting transition, stabilisation and transport Rosmarie Boland and James Yates 35 Maternal bleeding: Postpartum haemorrhage and active management of the third stage of labour Mark Durham and Dawn Kerslake Part 10: Special circumstances 36 The older patient David Anderson and Tegwyn McMannamy 37 Providing paramedic care in resource-limited settings 00 Matt Cannon and Felix Ho
David Anderson is the Medical Director of Ambulance Victoria, an Intensive Care Physician at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Paramedicine at Monash University. David worked as a paramedic in Auckland, New Zealand before completing medical training at the University of Auckland and then undertaking postgraduate training in intensive care medicine, anaesthesia, palliative medicine and prehospital and retrieval medicine in Auckland, Sydney and Toronto before settling in Melbourne. His clinical interests are prehospital and retrieval medicine, trauma critical care, ECMO, palliative care and bioethics. Ben Meadley is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University in the Department of Paramedicine. Ben has more than 25 years’ experience, gaining expertise in prehospital critical care, paramedic education, paramedic health research, search and rescue, human performance, systems improvement and clinical guideline development. Much of Ben’s experience is from working as an Intensive Care Flight Paramedic (MICA) at Ambulance Victoria. He divides his time between clinical, systems improvement and research roles. Alexander Olaussen is a Paramedic, Doctor and a Senior Lecturer at Monash University in the Department of Paramedicine. Alex has years of clinical and research experience, with expertise in bridging the pre-hospital and in-hospital environments in critical care. The majority of Alex’s experience is working as a rural emergency doctor and conducting research related to paramedicine. Alex holds a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and divides his time between clinical care, mentoring and fostering novice researchers and optimising educational strategies.
Reviews for Critical Care Paramedicine: A Case-Based Approach
This resource is superbly written and presented, offering contextually relevant, contemporary and highly accessible learning in this rapidly evolving space within paramedicine. It's a must-read for anyone considering a career in critical care, already working in this space, or simply looking to enhance their critical thinking skills more broadly. A/Prof Gayle Christie, Consultant in Prehospital and Emergency Medicine and Medical Director St John Ambulance WA, Australia
