Paramedic, airway management /

Paramedic, airway management / Airway Management Paramedic American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Gregg Margolis ; editor, Andrew N. Pollak. - First edition. - xxi, 330 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.

Introduction to Emergency Airway Management and Ventilation -- Clinical Airway Anatomy -- Physiology -- Evaluating Airway Patency and Ventilatory Efficiency -- Supplemental Oxygen Therapy -- Basic Airway Management Techniques -- Positive Pressure Ventilation -- Techniques of Positive Pressure Ventilation -- Endotracheal Intubation -- Techniques of Endotracheal Intubation -- Postintubation Procedures -- Nonsurgical Alternatives to Intubation -- Pharmacological Aids in Emergency Intubation -- Pediatric Airway Management -- Surgical and Nonsurgical Airways. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15.

"Paramedic: Airway Management, written by a paramedic for paramedics, is designed to provide the knowledge, skills, and confidence that paramedics need in order to succeed both in the classroom and in the field. Using a case-based approach to help develop analytical skills, this comprehensive text meets and exceeds the airway management objectives as outlined in the U.S. Department of Transportation Paramedic National Standard Curriculum."--BOOK JACKET.

0763713279 9780763713270

2003015799


Respiratory organs--Obstructions--Prevention.
Artificial respiration
Trachea--Intubation
Airway (Medicine)
Emergency medical services--Standards.
Airway Obstruction--prevention & control


United States.

RC87.9 / .P37 2004

616.200425

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