Paramedic Rapid Sequence Intubation

ISBN-13: 9783838381534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 248 str.

Yugan Pillay

Opis

Clinical decision making is a complex process whereby practitioners determine the type of information they collect, recognise problems according to the indicators identified during information gathering, and decide upon appropriate interventions to address those problems. In an emergency environment, swift yet precise decision making is required to ensure that the patient gets the optimal treatment. This may be easier said than done, as there are many confounding factors that may influence these clinical decisions in the out-of-hospital environment. The goal then is to answer the main identifiable question as to what factors influence the paramedics decision to perform rapid sequence intubation, when faced with a critically ill or injured patient that requires definitive airway management. This book provides a new conceptual framework to better understand paramedic decision making in emergency airway mangement and should help illuminate the stark reality of the out-of-hospital environment where serious decision making must take place.

O autorze

Yugan Pillay, Magister Technologiae: Studied Emergency Medical Care at Durban University of Technology. Lecturer and research facilitator on post-graduate programmes in Emergency Medical Care, Department of Emergency Medical Care and Rescue, Durban University of Technology, South Africa. Registered Emergency Care Practitioner.