Case studies are strategically used to contextualise the principles, step readers through possible scenarios that may be encountered and, importantly, reveal the process of reaching a safe and effective management plan. The case studies initially describe the pathology and typical presentation of a particular condition and progress to more-complex and less-typical scenarios where the practitioner faces increasing uncertainty.
- The only paramedic-specific text designed for Australian and New Zealand
- students and paramedics
- Progressive case studies that bridge the gap from principles to practice
- More than 40 essential pathologies covering common paramedic call-outs
- Covers both technical and non-technical skills to develop the graduate into expert clinician
- Includes an eBook with the purchase of the print book
Additional resources on Evolve
- An eBook on VitalSource
Instructor/and Student resources:
- Image collection
- Simulation scenarios
- Additional multimedia resources including 12-lead ECGs and chest sounds
- New chapters
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Paediatric patients; Child abuse and intimate partner violence; Geriatric patients; Tropical conditions; Mass casualty; Interpersonal communication and patient-focused care; Evidence-based practice in paramedicine; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- New case studies on major incidents and major trauma
- Focused ‘Implications for’ boxes specific to considerations including geriatrics, cultural diversity, communication challenges
- ‘Summary of therapeutic goals’ included with each case study
- Learning outcomes added to open each chapter
- Considered revision of pathophysiology across all chapters
