Manual of emergency airway management /

Manual of emergency airway management / Emergency airway management editors, Ron Walls, Michael Murphy. - Fourth edition. - xv, 447 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Principles of Airway Management -- Section II. Oxygen Delivery -- Section III. Basic Airway Management -- Section IV. Tracheal Intubation -- Section V. Pharmacology and Techniques of Airway Management -- Section VI. Pediatric Airway Management -- Section VII. EMS Airway Management -- Section VIII. Special Clinical Circumstances.

Now in its 4th edition, this book is a practical guide to emergency airway management in any adult or pediatric patient and offers step-by-step instructions on techniques, drug administration, and prevention and management of complications.The book may be used in conjunction with the Difficult Airway CourseTM, or on its own. The text has been reorganized to reflect the decision-making process of emergency care providers treating the patient in distress. Features include: Completely reorganized chapters into cohesive sections. Expanded discussion of videolaryngoscopes, including newer, low-cost alternatives. More illustrations, with expanded "how to" descriptions. Revised and updated airway algorithms.

1451144911 9781451144918

2011045971


Respiratory emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Respiratory intensive care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Airway (Medicine)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Airway Obstruction--therapy
Emergency Treatment
Intubation, Intratracheal

RC735.R48 / M36 2012

616.200425

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