1st Edition

100 Cases in UK Paramedic Practice

By Christoph Schroth, Peter Phillips Copyright 2019
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

Pre-hospital care plays an increasingly important part in contemporary healthcare delivery and the skills of paramedics, emergency medical technicians and emergency care assistants are a vital part of this. This casebook supports readers to develop the necessary assessment and decision-making skills they need in order to effectively manage a variety of cases typically seen in UK paramedic... Read more

Preface

The assessment and history taking structure of this book

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Part I: System-specific cases

Chapter 1. Cardiovascular system

Chapter 2. Respiratory system

Chapter 3. Abdominal/GI/renal system

Chapter 4. Neurological system

Chapter 5. Obstetrics & gynaecology

Chapter 6. Toxicology

Chapter 7. Resuscitation

Chapter 8. Mental Health

Chapter 9. Paediatrics

Chapter 10. Trauma

Part II: Mixed cases for self-assessment

Biography

Christoph Schroth is a Lecturer in Paramedic Science and a Paramedic with a BA in Emergency and Disaster Management, as well as a postgraduate certificate in remote and offshore medicine. His experience ranges from the ambulance service sector to remote and offshore medicine in various environments.

Peter Phillips is a Lecturer in Paramedic Science and a Specialist Paramedic in Emergency and Urgent Care. He has worked within numerous healthcare trusts before becoming a lecturer and is now undertaking a PhD studying resilience of paramedics within the UK NHS ambulance service.