Emergency Care and First Aid for Nurses: A Practical GuideThis portable, quick reference provides comprehensive coverage of first aid procedures and is highly illustrated. Its aim is to enable nurses to effectively and safely provide first aid outside their clinical working environment. However, the principles described will also be useful within the hospital setting and a section at the end of each chapter will describe the appropriate treatment once the patient reaches A&E. |
Contents
an overview | 1 |
Assessment of the casualty | 15 |
Basic life support in adults | 33 |
Automated external defibrillation | 57 |
Recognising of respiratory failure and shock in infants and children | 65 |
Basic life support in infants and children | 77 |
Anaphylaxis | 99 |
Respiratory problems | 113 |
Wounds and bleeding | 183 |
Burns and scalds | 203 |
Musculoskeletal injuries | 217 |
Cowritten with Mark Gillett Chapter 16 Eye injuries | 241 |
Ear nose and throat problems | 249 |
Poisoning stings and bites | 257 |
Childhood illnesses | 265 |
Dressings bandages and slings | 281 |
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