A solution-oriented synopsis of the majority of issues faced in the on call setting, i.e. communication, assessment of the patient, problem identification and treatment. On call physio situations are usually respiratory but may arise in any type of unit. All these are addressed as well as the other commonest scenarios. Text is presented as lists and bullet points as much as possible, with 50 per cent of the book presenting information in charts, algoriths or diagrams. It is designed to fit with the UK National assessment tool and Phase 2 of this is a national teaching programme to be launched in 2002. This book is expected to become a standard text for that course but it also stands alone as a useful text for physios everywhere in its own right. Pocket sized with a flexicover, it is designed for quick and easy on the job reference.
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Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Preparation for on call 1 Section 1: Assessment 2. Assessment of the adult patient 3. Assessment of the paediatric patient 4. Assessment Tools 5. Chest x-ray interpretation Section 2: Potential problems 6. The management of sputum retention 7. The management of volume loss 8. The management of increased work of breathing Section 3: Specific client groups 9. Calls to the adult intensive care unit 10. Calls to the paediatric intensive care unit 11. Calls to the medical unit 12. Calls to the surgical unit 13. Calls to the neurological or neurosurgical unit 14. Calls to the cardiothoracic unit 15. Calls to the oncology unit 16. Calls to the paediatric unit 17. Calls to the neonatal unit Section 4: Treatment techniques 18. An A-Z of physiotherapy treatment techniques
