Sick/not sick : a guide to rapid patient assessment / Mike Helbock and John M. Jerin
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TextPublication details: Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett, ©2011Edition: Second editionDescription: xiii, 178 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN: 9780763758769Subject(s): EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC | PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC | FIRST AID IN ILLNESS AND INJURY -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC | CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES | CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE | DECISION MAKINGLOC classification: RA 645.5 .H45 2011
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Includes index.
Why sick/not sick? -- Sick/not sick in a nutshell -- Sick/not sick starts while en route -- The clinical picture of a medical patient -- The clinical picture for a trauma patient -- Make a decision -- What if I make the wrong decision? -- Common mistakes -- Pediatric sick/not sick in a nutshell -- The pediatric triangle -- Pediatrics : make a decision -- Medical case studies -- Trauma case studies -- Pediatric case studies.
Completely updated with new case studies throughout, Sick/Not Sick, Second Edition is designed to help EMS personnel develop rapid patient assessment skills. This resource distills years of field experience into a workable formula that both inexperienced and experienced providers can use.Sick/Not Sick teaches EMS personnel how to quickly collect information and discern what details are important in order to provide immediate initial care. After all, in EMS it comes down to whether the patient is Sick or Not Sick. --Book Jacket.
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