Paramedic Principles and Practice

<p>Written by expert academics and educators, Brett Williams and Linda Ross, this essential resource encourages readers to see the links between the pathophysiology of a disease, how this creates the signs and symptoms perceived by the patient and how these need to be managed in the out-of-hospital environment. Additionally, <i>Paramedic Principles and Practice</i> 2e will arm readers with not only technical knowledge and expertise, but also the non-technical components of providing emergency care–including professional attitudes and behaviours, clinical competence, teamwork and communication skills.</p> <p>Case studies are strategically used to contextualise the principles and step readers through possible scenarios that may be encountered and, importantly, reveal the process of reaching a safe and effective management plan. The case studies initially describe the pathology and typical presentation of a particular condition and progress to more-complex and less-typical scenarios where the practitioner faces increasing uncertainty.</p><ul><b> <li>The only paramedic-specific text designed for Australian and New Zealand </b>students and paramedics</li> <li><b>Progressive case studies</b> that bridge the gap from principles to practice</li> <li><b>More than 40 essential pathologies </b>covering common paramedic call-outs</li> <li><b>Covers both technical and non-technical skills</b> to develop the graduate into expert clinician</li> <li><b>Includes an eBook</b> with the purchase of the print book</li> </ul> <b> <p>Additional resources on Evolve</p> <ul> <p> <li>An eBook on VitalSource</li> </ul></b> <b> <p>Instructor/and Student resources:</p> <ul></b> <p> <li>Image collection</li></ul><ul><b> <li>New chapters</b>, including: <i>Paediatric patients; Child abuse and intimate partner violence; Geriatric patients; Tropical conditions; Mass casualty; Interpersonal communication and patient-focused care; Evidence-based practice in paramedicine; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics</i></li> <li><b>New case studies</b> on major incidents and major trauma</li> <li><b>Focused ‘Implications for’ boxes specific to considerations</b> including geriatrics, cultural diversity, communication challenges</li> <li><b>‘Summary of therapeutic goals’ included with each case study</b></li> <li>Learning outcomes added to open each chapter</li> <li>Considered revision of pathophysiology across all chapters</li></ul>