Forewords to the 1st edition |
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Preface |
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About the authors |
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Acknowledgements to the 1st edition |
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Acknowledgements to the 2nd edition |
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Contributors to the 2nd edition |
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Reviewers to the 1st edition |
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Introduction |
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Section A Pre-hospital theme |
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Section B Retrieval theme |
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121 | (116) |
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Section C Special circumstances and service development |
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237 | (60) |
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Section D Paediatric and neonatal medicine |
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297 | (80) |
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377 | (27) |
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377 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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1.1.3 RSI pandemic checklist |
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379 | (2) |
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1.1.4 RSI paediatric pandemic checklist |
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381 | (2) |
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1.1.5 Surgical cricothyrotomy |
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383 | (2) |
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1.1.6 Paediatric needle cricothyrotomy and jet oxygenation |
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385 | (3) |
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1.1.7 Options for securing tracheal tubes |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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1.2.1 Central access: common femoral vein |
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389 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Central access: subclavian and internal jugular vein |
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389 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Intraosseous (10) access |
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390 | (2) |
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1.2.4 Umbilical vein and umbilical artery catheters |
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392 | (5) |
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397 | (2) |
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1.4 Clam shell thoracotomy |
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399 | (2) |
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401 | (1) |
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401 | (2) |
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1.5.2 Escharotomy (chest and limb) |
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403 | (1) |
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404 | (9) |
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2.2 Paediatric and neonatal kit |
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413 | (9) |
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Appendix 3 Personal protective equipment (PPE) |
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422 | (5) |
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3.1 Standard/aviation PPE |
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422 | (2) |
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3.2 On-scene PPE for `clean' medical interventions |
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424 | (1) |
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3.3 Medical intervention PPE for viral airborne diseases |
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424 | (1) |
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3.4 PPE for long-distance tasking over water (immersion suit) |
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425 | (1) |
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3.5 Other personal equipment |
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425 | (2) |
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Appendix 4 Transfer and retrieval checklist |
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427 | (4) |
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4.1 Pre-hospital and inter/intra-hospital transfer and retrieval checklist |
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427 | (1) |
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4.2 Final pre-departure checklist |
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428 | (3) |
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Appendix 5 Mental health assessment tool |
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431 | (3) |
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Appendix 6 Sample documentation and case cards |
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434 | (7) |
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6.1 General service case card |
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434 | (6) |
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6.2 Multi-casualty template |
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440 | (1) |
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Appendix 7 Paediatric and neonatal key information |
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441 | (5) |
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7.1 Paediatric common drug doses and infusions |
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441 | (3) |
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7.2 Paediatric and Neonatal key physiologic values |
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444 | (1) |
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7.3 Common emergency paediatric calculations |
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445 | (1) |
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445 | (1) |
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Appendix 8 Major incident |
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446 | (2) |
Key to cases |
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448 | (7) |
Glossary |
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455 | (6) |
Index |
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