TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Brett AU - Ross,Linda AU - Johnson,Matt TI - Paramedic principles and practice ANZ: a clinical reasoning approach SN - 9780729543064 PY - 2021/// CY - Chatswood, NSW PB - Elsevier Australia KW - Emergency Treatment KW - Emergency Medical Technicians KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Australia KW - New Zealand KW - Case Reports N1 - "Evolve"--Cover; Preceded by Paramedic principles and practice ANZ : a clinical reasoning approach / Matt Johnson, Leanne Boyd, Hugh Grantham, Kathryn Eastwood. 2015; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1: PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE 1. Introduction SECTION 2: FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE 2. Perfusion 3. The autonomic response 4. The inflammatory response 5. Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics SECTION 3: FOUNDATION CONCEPTS 6. Evidence based practice in paramedicine 7. The clinical reasoning process SECTION 4: COMMUNICATION AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS 8. Interpersonal communication & Patient focused care SECTION 5: THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS 9. The paramedic role in healthcare 10. Characteristics of ambulance patients SECTION 6: PATIENT AND PARAMEDIC SAFETY 11. Patient safety and paramedicine 12. Paramedic health and wellbeing SECTION 7: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 13. Legal and ethical considerations in clinical decision making PART 2: PARAMEDIC PRACTICE SECTION 8: THE PARAMEDIC CLINICAL APPROACH 14. The structured clinical approach 15. The patient-centred interview SECTION 9: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A RESPIRATORY CONDITION 16. Airway obstruction 17. Asthma 18. Acute pulmonary oedema 19. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 20. Pneumothorax 21. Pulmonary embolism SECTION 10: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A CARDIAC CONDITION 21. Chest pain 22. Arrhythmias 23. Cardiac arrest SECTION 11: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MEDICAL CONDITION 24. Hypoglycaemia & hyperglycaemia 25. Stroke 26. Overdose 27. Anaphylaxis 28. Seizures 29. Pain 30. Acute abdominal pain 31. Sepsis 32. Gastrointestinal and urinary tract bleeding SECTION 12: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE TRAUMA PATIENT 33. Head injuries 34. Chest injuries 35. Musculoskeletal injuries 36. Traumatic spinal injuries 37. Burns 38. Mass casualty SECTION 13: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 39. Hypothermia & hyperthermia 40. Decompression injuries 41. Envenomation 42. Spider Bites 43. Marine Envenoming 44. Tropical medicine SECTION 14: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO COMPLEX CASES: SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TO PARAMEDIC REASONING AND MANAGEMENT 45. The socially isolated patient 46. The dying patient 47. Older patients 48. Indigenous Australian patients 49. Maori patients 50. Family Violence SECTION 15: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION 51. Mental health conditions 52. De-escalation strategies SECTION 16: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO OBSTETRIC, NEONATAL AND PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS 53. Imminent birth 54. Neonatal resuscitation 55. Paediatric patients ER -