Category: Paramedics

The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing, 3rd ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Pickett K and Wilkinson R
Pages: 306p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, (8 Nov. 2019)
eISBN-13: 978-1119520474

The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing is an authoritative and accessible overview of the vital skills, contemporary issues and essential knowledge relevant to both students and healthcare practitioners. Written as a response to the growing emphasis placed on prescribing in the modern health service, this text provides up-to-date information on safe and effective prescribing. This wide-ranging book helps students and trainees develop foundational knowledge of the key areas and prescribing competencies and provides healthcare professionals with a continued source of current information.

Now in its third edition, this text has been fully updated and revised to reflect changes in legislation, current practices and new guidelines. New and updated topics include independent prescribing for therapeutic radiologists, supplementary prescribing for dietitians, paramedics working in advanced roles to independently prescribe and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competency Framework for all Prescribers.

  • Provides up-to-date information essential to safe and effective prescribing in a clear, easy-to-understand style
  • Discusses current issues and practices in pharmacology, prescribing and therapeutics and medicine management
  • Links to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competency Framework for all Prescribers for non-medical prescribers
  • Presents learning objectives, key theme summaries, activities and numerous case studies
  • Offers access to additional online resources including interactive exercises, quizzes, self-assessment tests and web links

Manual of Clinical Paramedic Procedures

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Pete Gregory And Ian Mursell. Pages: 394 Size: 9.28 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01 June, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781444307764

This accessible handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of core competencies and skills, looking at topics including:

  • Aseptic Technique,
  • Airway Management,
  • Assisted Ventilation,
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation,
  • Defibrillation and External Cardiac Pacing,
  • Observations, Pain Assessment & Management,
  • Respiratory Therapy,
  • Spinal Management and
  • Venepuncture.

Each chapter provides the relevant anatomy & physiology, evidence-based rationales for each procedure, and contraindications of use. Key features: The first UK text to explore clinical procedures for paramedics With further reading and illustrations throughout All procedures include the rationale for the action recommended Guides paramedics in the clinical application of evidence-based procedures

Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Sam Willis And Roger Dalrymple. Pages: 491 Size: 7.22 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 20 November, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781118490853

An essential text for the aspiring student paramedic, Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice makes paramedic science and pre-hospital care accessible, straightforward and exciting. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, presenting the must-have information that students need about both the theory and practice of what it means to be a paramedic. With extensive full-colour illustrations throughout, as well as activities and scenarios, this user-friendly textbook will support paramedic students throughout their course.

Oxford Handbook of Prescribing for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (2 ed.)

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sue Beckwith and Penny Franklin
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Print ISBN-13: 9780199575817
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199575817.001.0001

The Oxford Handbook of Prescribing for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, Second Edition gives concise, practical and expert advice on all aspects of non-medical prescribing, and has been completely revised and updated since the first edition. Containing the practical principles nurses and other non-medical prescribers need to practice safely, effectively and cost-consciously whatever the situation, it provides evidence-based advice on a wide selection of subjects to give a complete picture of the role of the prescriber. The topics covered range from basic pharmacology, to the legal aspects and processes of prescribing practice, as well as prescribing for specific conditions and special groups, such as the older person and the very young. It features the most recent legislation and changes to prescribing standards, giving nurses and non-medical prescribers access to the most up-to-date information to inform their practice. There is also additional content on complementary and alternative medicine, and guidelines on prescribing for cosmetic effect.

Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing (2 ed.)

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Robert Crouch, Alan Charters, Mary Dawood, and Paula Bennett
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Print ISBN-13: 9780199688869
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199688869.001.0001

The Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing is a comprehensive text for nursing and allied health professionals who are providing emergency and urgent care in a variety of settings. It is a quick reference text that can be consulted easily, whilst providing care for the whole range of adult and child presentations. Each chapter covers a distinct physiological system and its associated emergency presentations. Other chapters cover specific issues in the emergency care of patients, e.g. major trauma. A detailed skills chapter provides an overview of the many clinical skills required when caring for patients with acute illness or injuries.

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties (10 ed.)

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Andrew Baldwin, Nina Hjelde, Charlotte Goumalatsou, and Gil Myers
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Print ISBN-13: 9780198719021
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198719021.001.0001

This title provides a unique resource for medical students and junior doctors as a definitive guide to the medical specialties. It is divided into 14 chapters, each covering a specialty area, including obstetrics, paediatrics, gynaecology, psychiatry, ophthalmology, primary care, ENT, dermatology, anaesthesia, eponymous syndromes, orthopaedics, trauma, emergency medicine, and pre-hospital care. Each chapter aims to cover the core content of the specialty in a concise and logical way, focussing on presentation, diagnosis and management of specific conditions and giving clear advice on clinical management. A unique feature of both books is the use of humour, anecdotes and philosophical asides, helping ensure a rounded, patient-centred approach to the practise of medicine.

Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients: A guide for nurses and healthcare practitioners

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Ian Wood, Michelle Garner.
Pages: 322 Size: 6.32 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 17 January, 2012
eISBN-13: 9781444361278

Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients is a clinically focused, practical and contemporary guide for assessing and managing patients with acute medical conditions. Suitable for all nurses and healthcare practitioners in medical assessment units and medical wards, as well as A&E staff, it uses a structured approach based on common presenting features and focuses on the first 24 hours of the patient`s hospital stay. It draws on a wide range of supporting evidence and also provides sources for further reading.

Key features:

  • Written predominantly by nurses for nurses, this text is also suitable for a range of healthcare professionals, including paramedics and nurse practitioners, and anybody working in an acute care environment, including primary care assessment units, clinical decision units and intermediate care
  • Designed as a quick reference text for use in clinical practice
  • Extensively referenced throughout, thus increasing its appeal to practitioners at all stages of their careers and to those who are undertaking further study
  • Devotes two entire chapters to assessing and meeting the acute care needs of vulnerable adults (i.e. older adults, those with mental health needs, and those with learning disabilities), and discussing best practice in dealing with sudden death
  • Each chapter offers clear, concise and down-to-earth information based on a common presenting symptom and provides practical advice, supported by best evidence and the most up to date clinical guidelines
  • Fully updated and extensively expanded to include recent guidelines and procedures

ABC of Major Trauma

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

David V. Skinner (Editor), Peter A. Driscoll (Editor)

Pages: 242 Size: 11.67 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Bmj Books
Published: 22 January, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781118332320

Prehospital care is a growing area in medicine, and emergency treatments are becoming more sophisticated as the potential to save lives grow. The fourth edition of this ABC has been thoroughly updated and includes new chapters on nuclear and biological emergencies.  Each chapter gives concise and clear guidance and is accompanied by excellent photographs and diagrams.  Edited and written by leading UK trauma authorities, this is a truly comprehensive and practical book for everyday use by emergency medicine staff, nurses, hospital doctors, paramedics, and ambulance services.