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.
ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine 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.
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1 Prehospital Emergency Medicine |
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2 Activation and Deployment |
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3 Personal Protective Equipment |
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4 Scene Safety and Assessment |
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6 Airway Assessment and Management |
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7 Breathing Assessment and Management |
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8 Circulation Assessment and Management |
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9 Prehospital Anaesthesia |
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10 Prehospital Analgesia and Sedation |
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11 Prehospital Monitoring |
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12 Prehospital Ultrasound |
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14 Trauma: Spinal Injuries |
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15 Trauma: Abdominal Injury |
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17 Trauma: Extremity Injury |
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19 Trauma: Suspension and Crush |
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20 Trauma: Ballistic and Blast |
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21 Trauma: Extrication of the Trapped Patient |
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23 Acute Medical Emergencies |
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24 Environmental Injuries |
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25 Environmental: Altitude Injury |
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26 Environmental: Drowning and Near Drowning |
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27 Environmental: Diving Emergencies |
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28 Care of Special Groups: The Obstetric Patient |
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29 Care of Special Groups: The Paediatric Patient |
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30 Care of Special Groups: The Elderly Patient |
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31 Care of Special Groups: The Bariatric Patient |
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32 Retrieval and Transport |
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33 Emergency Preparedness: Major Incident Management |
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34 Emergency Preparedness: Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Incidents |
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35 Emergency Preparedness: Mass Gatherings |
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37 Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Prehospital Emergency Medicine |
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38 Research and Development in Prehospital Emergency Medicine |
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Tim Nutbeam, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Matt Boylan, Consultant in Military Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
