Patient Transport: Principles and Practice (5th Edition)

Description

Whether you’re caring for patients on the ground or in the air, Patient Transport: Principles & Practice, 5^th Edition is an essential tool for your success in transport nursing. Developed by ASTNA, this trusted, one-of-a-kind resource has been extensively revised to keep you up-to-date with the latest technological advances, and help you meet the ever-changing needs of this critical nursing field. Comprehensive overviews familiarize you with the most common conditions and injuries encountered in practice, accompanied by important management considerations to help you ensure the most effective communication and the safest patient care in all transport settings. In addition, expanded content on bariatrics are featured throughout the book, along with 350 online questions and answers mapped to the CRFN/CTRN® exams.

Key Features

• Expanded coverage of injuries commonly encountered in flight and ground nursing includes pathophysiology, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation discussions.
• Information based on the latest updates from the Federal Aviation Association and the National Transportation Safety Board alerts you to important safety regulations.
• Meets the needs of all healthcare providers dedicated to expert care delivery in transport, including paramedics, physicians, respiratory therapists, pilots, mechanics and communication specialist.
• Detailed coverage of management issues includes scene management, communication, safety, disaster management/triage, quality management, and marketing/public relations.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Extensive revisions throughout text includes detailed objectives for every chapter, expanded content on bariatrics, and updates to chapters including Scene Operations and Safety, Neurologic Trauma, Patient Safety, and Shock.
• NEW! Real-life scenarios with updated technology demonstrate how to apply concepts to scenarios similar to those you’ll encounter in practice.
• NEW! Focus on interprofessional and collaborative nature of transport, emphasizes the importance of teamwork in ensuring successful patient outcomes.
• NEW! Evolve site with 350 questions and answers mapped to the CRFN/CTRN® provide additional online preparation.

Table of Contents

1. Section I. History and the Current Role of Air and Ground Transport Personnel
   1. History of Patient Transport
   2. Members of Transport Team
   3. Preparation for Practice
2. Section II. General Principles of Practice
   1. Transport Physiology
   2. Scene Operations and Safety
   3. Communications
   4. Teamwork and Human Performance
   5. Patient Safety
   6. Operational Safety and Survival
3. Section III. Patient Care Principles
   1. Patient Assessment
   2. Airway Management
   3. Mechanical Ventilation
   4. Shock
4. Section IV. Trauma 
   1. General Principles of Trauma Management
   2. Neurologic Trauma
   3. Thoroabdominal Trauma
   4. Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Trauma
   5. Burn Trauma
5. Section V. Medical Problems and Environmental Emergencies 
   1. Neurologic Emergencies
   2. Cardiovascular Emergencies
   3. Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in Transport
   4. Pulmonary Emergencies
   5. Abdominal Emergencies
   6. Metabolic, Endrocrine, and Electrolyte Disturbances
   7. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
   8. Heat- and Cold-related Emergencies
   9. Toxicologic Emergencies
6. Section VI. Selected Patient Populations
   1. Gynecologic and Obstetric Emergencies
   2. Care and Transport of the Newborn
   3. The Pediatric Patient
   4. Military Patient Transport
7. Section VII. Professional Issues
   1. Professional Issues
   2. Accreditation for Air and Ground Medical Transport
   3. Wellness