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<p>Contributor list vii</p> <p>Foreword xi</p> <p>Preface xiii</p> <p>1 Prehospital Emergency Medicine 1<br /><i>Matthew Boylan and Tim Nutbeam</i></p> <p>2 Activation and Deployment 3<br /><i>Andrew Thurgood and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>3 Personal Protective Equipment 7<br /><i>Clare Bosanko and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>4 Scene Safety and Assessment 13<br /><i>Vic Calland and Pete Williams</i></p> <p>5 The Primary Survey 18<br /><i>Tim Nutbeam and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>6 Airway Assessment and Management 20<br /><i>Marten Sandberg Anders Rostrup Nakstad Peter Anthony Berlac Per Kristian Hyldmo and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>7 Breathing Assessment and Management 27<br /><i>Per Kristian Hyldmo Peter Anthony Berlac Anders Rostrup Nakstad Marten Sandberg and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>8 Circulation Assessment and Management 35<br /><i>R. J. Dawes and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>9 Prehospital Anaesthesia 44<br /><i>Tim Hooper and David Lockey</i></p> <p>10 Prehospital Analgesia and Sedation 51<br /><i>Jonathan Hulme</i></p> <p>11 Prehospital Monitoring 57<br /><i>Tim Harris and Peter Shirley</i></p> <p>12 Prehospital Ultrasound 63<br /><i>Tim Harris Adam Bystrzycki and Stefan Mazur</i></p> <p>13 Trauma: Head Injury 70<br /><i>Jeremy Henning and Clare Hammell</i></p> <p>14 Trauma: Spinal Injuries 75<br /><i>Lucas A. Myers Christopher S. Russi Matthew Boylan and Tim Nutbeam</i></p> <p>15 Trauma: Abdominal Injury 81<br /><i>Keith Roberts</i></p> <p>16 Trauma: Pelvic Injury 84<br /><i>Matt O’Meara Keith Porter and Tim Nutbeam</i></p> <p>17 Trauma: Extremity Injury 87<br /><i>Matt O’Meara Keith Porter and Tim Nutbeam</i></p> <p>18 Trauma: Burns 90<br /><i>Alex Jones Anna Barnard and Keith Allison</i></p> <p>19 Trauma: Suspension and Crush 98<br /><i>Jason van derVelde</i></p> <p>20 Trauma: Ballistic and Blast 103<br /><i>Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>21 Trauma: Extrication of the Trapped Patient 110<br /><i>Malcolm Q. Russell</i></p> <p>22 Cardiac Arrest 118<br /><i>Walter Kloeck Efraim Kramer Martin Botha and David Kloeck</i></p> <p>23 Acute Medical Emergencies 126<br /><i>Adam Low and Tim Nutbeam</i></p> <p>24 Environmental Injuries 134<br /><i>Peter Aitken Mark Little Ian Norton and Andrew Pearce</i></p> <p>25 Environmental: Altitude Injury 141<br /><i>Harvey Pynn</i></p> <p>26 Environmental: Drowning and Near Drowning 144<br /><i>Tim Nutbeam</i></p> <p>27 Environmental: Diving Emergencies 146<br /><i>Tudor A. Codreanu</i></p> <p>28 Care of Special Groups: The Obstetric Patient 150<br /><i>Kristyn Manley Tracy-Louise Appleyard Tim Draycott and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>29 Care of Special Groups: The Paediatric Patient 159<br /><i>Fiona Jewkes and Julian Sandell</i></p> <p>30 Care of Special Groups: The Elderly Patient 165<br /><i>Tim Nutbeam</i></p> <p>31 Care of Special Groups: The Bariatric Patient 168<br /><i>Lynn Gerber Smith Suzanne Sherwood Anna Fergusson and Dennis Jones</i></p> <p>32 Retrieval and Transport 172<br /><i>Peter Aitken Mark Elcock Neil Ballard and Matt Hooper</i></p> <p>33 Emergency Preparedness: Major Incident Management 179<br /><i>Damian Keene Tim Nutbeam and Claire Scanlon</i></p> <p>34 Emergency Preparedness: Chemical Biological Radiation and Nuclear Incidents 185<br /><i>Christopher A. Kahn Kristi L. Koenig and Matthew Boylan</i></p> <p>35 Emergency Preparedness: Mass Gatherings 190<br /><i>Lee Wallis and Wayne Smith</i></p> <p>36 Clinical Governance 195<br /><i>Assiah Mahmood and Rod Mackenzie</i></p> <p>37 Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Prehospital Emergency Medicine 201<br /><i>Craig M. Klugman and Jennifer Bard</i></p> <p>38 Research and Development in Prehospital Emergency Medicine 206<br /><i>Suzanne Mason and A. Niroshan Siriwardena</i></p> <p>Index 209</p>

<p><b>Tim Nutbeam</b>, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK<br /> <br /> <b>Matt Boylan</b>, Consultant in Military Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK</p>

<p>Prehospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) is a new and evolving field within Prehospital Care and involves the delivery of safe prehospital critical care to seriously ill or injured patients, and safe transfer to or between hospitals. It covers a broad range of medical and traumatic conditions, interventions, clinical providers and physical environments.<br /><br /><i>ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine</i> is the first text to provide a comprehensive overview of this field and with an international team of expert authors is essential reading to anyone involved in the delivery of Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care.</p>

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