Emergency nursing at a glance / / edited by Natalie Holbery, Paul Newcombe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465929603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-118-86766-1; 1-118-86765-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Collana: At a glance series
• Disciplina: 610.7361
• Soggetti: Emergency nursing; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter; Title page; Copyright; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the companion website; Part 1 Initial patient assessment; 1 The context of emergency nursing; 2 Pre-hospital care; 3 Triage; 4 The 'ABCDE' approach; 5 Track and trigger systems; 6 Pain; Part 2 Airway and breathing; 7 Airway assessment and management; 8 Assessment of breathing; 9 Oxygen therapy; 10 Respiratory conditions; Part 3 Circulation; 11 Assessment of circulation; 12 Circulation interventions; 13 Shock; 14 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG); 15 Cardiac arrhythmias; 16 Acute coronary syndromes (ACS); 34 Infectious diseases35 Notifiable diseases; 36 Sexually transmitted infections; Part 8 Vulnerable patient groups; 37 Domestic abuse; 38 Sexual assault; 39 The mental health patient in the emergency department (ED); 40 Risk assessment, self-harm and suicide; 41 Common mental health problems; 42 The patient with dementia; 43 The patient with an intellectual disability; Part 9 Children in the emergency department; 44 Children in the emergency department (ED); 45 Safeguarding children; 46 Recognising the sick child; 47 Common illnesses in children; 48 Paediatric advanced life support; Part 10 Minor injuries and conditions49 Minor injuries in children; 50 Lower limb injuries; 51 Upper limb injuries; 52 Wounds; 53 Eye conditions; 54 Ear, nose and throat conditions; Part 11 Major Trauma; ; 55 Trauma in context; 56 Primary survey; 57 Head and spinal injury; 58 Chest trauma; 59 Limb injuries; 60 Abdominal and pelvic trauma; 61 Massive haemorrhage; 62 Burns; 63 Trauma: Special circumstances; 64 Trauma in children; 65 Major incidents; Part 12 Patient transfer and end of life care; 66 Patient transfer; 67 End of life care; Further reading/references; Index; EULA