Pronto soccorso

La sempre maggiore carenza di medici in Italia ha incrementato ulteriormente negli ultimi anni il numero di camici bianchi che

In Italia gli over 65 sono 13,6 milioni e gli over 85 sono 2,1 milioni, mentre sono quasi un milione le persone che si prendon

"L'infermiere in emergenza e urgenza" si rivolge agli infermieri e in particolare agli studenti dei corsi di laurea di Infermi

Il nucleo fondamentale delle conoscenze e delle abilità pratiche del Primo Soccorso è rappresentato da un insieme di manovre salvavita, finalizzate elettivamente ad assicurare l’ossigenazione minimale di emergenza degli organi vitali, al primo posto cervello e cuore, quando sia presente un imminente pericolo di perdere la vita, che viene internazionalmente definito con la sigla “BLSD” (Basic Life Support Defibrillation). Un manuale pratico di BLSD in grado di fornire, in modo necessariamente contenuto e schematico, con approccio espositivo diretto ed il supporto didattico, inerente ogni manovra, ogni passaggio metodologico, ciascuno schema comportamentale, di un’iconografia dettagliata e curata, in grado di illustrare visivamente al discente, nel modo più chiaro possibile, tutti i passaggi essenziali delle varie sequenze rianimatorie, nel contesto di una visione complessiva essenziale mirata – costantemente – su “quando” intervenire, su “come” agire, sul “che cosa” si debba fare ed infine sul “perché” si debba farlo, ogni qualvolta incomba il pericolo di perdere la vita.

Il desiderio fondamentale di questo libro è quello di diffondere una cultura sanitaria

Comprehensive, detailed, and up to date, Roberts and & Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, 7th Edition, provides highly visual coverage of both common and uncommon procedures encountered in emergency medicine and acute care practice. It clearly describes the ins and outs of every procedure you're likely to consider, such as how, why, when to, and when not to perform them, in addition toand recommends other emergency or acute care procedures that may be an option. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, the 7th Edition remains the most well-known and trusted procedures manual in its fieldNew to this edition Covers the latest equipment, devices, drug therapies, and techniques you need to know for the effective practice of emergency medicine and acute care. Features new and updated information on ultrasound throughout the text, including Ultrasound Boxes that are expertly written and richly illustrated with photographs and clinical correlative images. Includes more Procedure Boxes that allow you to see entire procedures at a glance, functioning as a mini-atlas that allows you to quickly grasp how to perform a procedure. Contains more than 100 new figures—of more than 3,500 images total—including new color photographs, new Ultrasound Boxes, and new algorithms.Features a new chapter on Procedures in the Setting of Anticoagulation. Covers hot topics such as novel loop abscess drainage technique, ENT techniques, and ophthalmology techniques, as well as procedures performed by acute care practitioners such as sedation of the agitated patient, alternate methods of drug delivery, and common errors and complications in the acute care setting. Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. You’ll also have access to nearly 250 procedural videos. Key Features Provides clear, detailed information for practitioners at all levels of experience, – from trainees who are unfamiliar with a specific procedure to those with experience in the technique.

Make sure you're prepared for the Certification for Emergency Nurses examination with Pass CEN!, 2nd Edition. This comprehensive reference covers all of the content areas in the current exam, and includes fun, challenging learning activities and realistic practice questions. Every chapter features a full range of activities including matching, fill-in-the blank, comparisons, and crossword puzzles - all designed to improve your recall and comprehension skills. A clear, concise outline format and numerous illustrations make the material easy to read, understand, and remember. In addition, the accompanying Evolve website, includes scrambled questions which simulate the experience of taking the actual exam.An easy-to-follow outline format clearly delineates what you must know to pass the CEN exam.Learning activities provide fun and stimulating ways to learn critical concepts, such as matching questions, essays, table completion exercises, and crossword puzzles.Case studies include questions on clinical reasoning and decision-making. NEW! Content follows the most current CEN blueprint, eliminating extraneous information that is not likely to be tested.NEW! Updated learning activities and additional questions reinforces your retention of information.NEW! Critical pharmacology information integrated into each chapter stresses it's importance to effective treatment outcomes.NEW! Integrated anatomy and physiology content reduces repetition of content.NEW! Learning activities moved to the back of book allows you to complete activities without the distraction of answers being right there.

"E ora cosa devo fare?" Quando capita un incidente o si manifesta improvvisamente una malattia, il genitore, o chi è a contatt

From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes a wide-ranging and succinct overview of the key concepts of emergency care. Emergency Nursing at a Glance uses the unique and highly visual at a Glance format to convey vital information quickly and efficiently, ensuring that nursing students have access to all the important topics they need for an emergency care placement. This highly visual, easy-to-read guide is the ideal companion for anyone entering fields involving urgent or unscheduled care. Includes all aspects of emergency care, including trauma, minor injury, triage processes, patient assessment, common emergency presentations, as well as legal, ethical and professional issues. Covers care of adults, children, and those with learning disabilities and mental health conditions Presented in the bestselling at a Glance format, with superb illustrations and a concise approach Emergency Nursing at a Glance is an invaluable resource for nursing students, newly qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals working in emergency departments, urgent care centres, minor injury units and walk-in centres.

Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for nursing and healthcare students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. This easy-to-read, accessible guide brings together all the key principles of caring for patients with medical and surgical needs. Highly visual, each topic is covered in one two-page spread, making it easy to quickly read up on key information and grasp the essentials of the key aspects of caring for the adult patient. * A clear and accessible foundation of the need to know aspects of medicine and surgery for nurses * Takes a systems approach exploring nursing care of key medical and surgical conditions and disorders * Covers assessment, nutrition, pain, infection control * Supported by a companion website with over 300 interactive multiple choice questions * Provides need-to-know information in a quick-reference format * Written from a UK perspective, with application to clinical practice * A companion website is available at www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/medsurg featuring interactive multiple choice questions Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nursing students looking for a clear and visual summary of care of the adult patient.

Deliver quality healthcare in the most challenging field conditions. Comprehensive yet compact, practical, and enduring, Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, Second Edition, is the one book to toss into your bag when going to practice medicine in global, disaster, or other resource-poor settings, including theaters of war, regions of civil unrest, and economically deprived areas. Full of practical clinical pearls and field-tested strategies, this indispensable guide provides detailed instructions on how to work successfully outside of your comfort zone. It demonstrates how to devise effective treatment solutions when the traditional tools (medications, equipment, and staff) are unavailable or when providing care outside your primary area of expertise. In any crisis, from power failures and computer crashes to floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes, knowing how to deal with the unique challenges encountered saves lives and communities. This reference gives you that knowledge and inspires innovative crisis resolution. From Reviews of the first Edition: "Dr Iserson has given us a most remarkable book. Many readers may be familiar with David Werner's lay health worker book, Where There Is No Doctor; this new volume could be titled Where There Is a Doctor-But No Stuff. Drawing from his experience providing care in international, wilderness, and disaster settings, he has compiled an impressive collection of bare-bones equipment and work-around strategies to provide the best possible care in resource-poor settings. While presenting many creative examples, the purpose of the book is not to offer an exhaustive list of solutions to missing resource challenges but to inspire creativity in readers who may find themselves needing to improvise." (Family Medicine). "There is a lot of material here and, if nothing else, it may motivate more people to practice low-tech medicine and be willing to go where health care is dependent more on caring than on cost. I recommend this book to anyone who must practice in austere environments, and it will be in my rucksack when I respond to the next disaster." (The Journal of Emergency Medicine). Features: simple-to-follow directions, diagrams, and illustrations describing practical techniques and improvised equipment necessary to provide quality care during crises; contains improvisations in anesthesia and airway management, dentistry, gynecology/obstetrics, infectious disease/laboratory diagnosis, internal medicine, otolaryngology, pediatrics and malnutrition, orthopedics, psychiatry, and surgery; covers situational analysis and basic needs in a crisis; specific triage, diagnosis, and stabilization efforts; medical interventions for surgical and non-surgical problems; and debunks some commonly reported improvised techniques; features public health measures, basic disaster communication techniques, post-disaster forensics, a model hospital disaster plan, and innovative patient-transport methods. New to the second edition: more concisely written, more extensively illustrated, and updated improvisations and references. Learn how to: make an endotracheal tube in seconds; perform digital-oral and blind-nasotracheal intubations; make plaster bandages for splints/casts; give open-drop ether, ketamine drips, and halothane; use subcutaneous/intraperitoneal rehydration/transfusion; make ORS and standard nutrition formulas; clean, disinfect, and sterilize equipment for reuse; warm blood units in seconds inexpensively; take/view stereoscopic x-rays with standard equipment; wuickly and easily stop postpartum hemorrhage; fashion surgical equipment from common items; build an evaporative refrigerator; make esophageal and precordial stethoscopes *Quickly improvise a saline lock; make ECG electrode/defibrillator pads and ultrasound gel; and evacuate patients easily from high-rise hospitals.

Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care, 2nd Edition, presents objective data and expert guidance on managing critically ill patients in unique question-based chapters that focus on best practices. Now thoroughly updated by Drs. Clifford S. Deutschman, Patrick J. Neligan, and nearly 200 critical-care experts, this highly regarded title remains the only book of its kind that provides a comprehensive framework for translating evidence into practice, making it a valuable resource for both residents and practitioners.