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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788454903321

Titolo

Manual of emergency airway management [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Ron Walls, Michael Murphy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Heath, c2012

ISBN

1469827352

1469877104

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WallsRon M

MurphyMichael F <1954-> (Michael Francis)

Disciplina

616.2/00425

Soggetti

Respiratory emergencies

Respiratory intensive care

Airway (Medicine)

Airway Obstruction - therapy

Emergency Treatment

Intubation, Intratracheal

Handbooks

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

section 1. Principles of airway management -- section II. Oxygen delivery -- section III. Basic airway management -- section IV. Tracheal intubation -- section V. Pharmacology and techniques of airway management -- section VI. Pediatric airway management -- section VII. EMS airway management -- section VIII. Special clinical circumstances.

Sommario/riassunto

Manual of Emergency Airway Management, now in its 4th edition, is a practical guide to emergency airway management in any adult or pediatric patient and offers step-by-step instructions on techniques, drug administration, and prevention and management of complications.The book may be used in conjunction with the Difficult Airway CourseTM, or on its own. The text has been reorganized to reflect the decision-making process of emergency care providers treating the patient in distress. Features include:  Completely reorganized chapters into cohesive sections  Expanded discussion of



videolaryngoscopes, including newer, low-cost alternatives  More illustrations, with expanded \u201chow to\u201d descriptions  Revised and updated airway algorithms.