Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide - Couverture souple

Derr, Paula; McEvoy, Mike

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1284290328 ISBN 13 : 9781284290325

Editeur : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2024

Synopsis

Now in its ninth edition, the Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide is an indispensable resource for physicians, nurses, and paramedics. Thoroughly reviewed and updated by emergency medicine experts Paula Derr and Michael McEvoy, it consolidates critical information from desk references into a convenient 3" x 5" pocket-size format that emergency professionals can take anywhere. The Ninth Edition includes the following updates: Revised and updated content to reflect the most current guideline and medication dosage recommendationsNew sections on troubleshooting ICDs, Mechanical Circulatory Support, resuscitation team dynamics, and vascular access devicesEnhanced information on pacemakersNew content on I-gel supraglottic airwayEnhanced information on noninvasive ventilationNew details on neuromonitoringUpdated content on pediatric medications to reflect best practice recommendationsCompletely revised Emergency Medications chapter to include dozens of new medications and pediatric dosingNew content on Ebola, monkeypox, and COVID-19Completely revised trauma triage algorithm to reflect 2022 recommendationsCompletely revised Poisoning chapter, adding GHB, beta-blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, Jimson weed, khat, LSD, and mushroomsUpdated Lab Values chapter to include procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, high-sensitivity troponin, BNP, and D-dimer values and interpretationCompletely revised Prescription Drugs chapter to reflect hundreds of brand-name and generic drugs (c) 2025 264 pages

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mike McEvoy, PhD, REMT-P, RN, CCRN is the EMS Coordinator for Saratoga County (NY) and the EMS Director on the Board of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. Formerly a forensic psychologist, he is a clinical specialist in Cardiac Surgery and teaches Critical Care Medicine at Albany Medical College where he also co-chairs the Resuscitation Committee and serves on the Formulary Committee. Mr. McEvoy is a paramedic for Clifton Park-Halfmoon Ambulance, chief medical officer for West Crescent Fire Department, and past chair and current member of the New York State EMS Council. He is the Fire-EMS technical editor for Fire Engineering magazine and has authored numerous publications. Mr. McEvoy is a popular speaker at fire, EMS, and medical conferences throughout North America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1284290328
• ISBN 13: 9781284290325
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible