Paramedic Principles and Practice-2판

Part 1: PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
01. Introduction

SECTION 2: FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE
02. Perfusion
03. The autonomic response
04. The inflammatory response
05. Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics

SECTION 3: FOUNDATION CONCEPTS
06. Evidence based practice in paramedicine
07. The clinical reasoning process

SECTION 4: COMMUNICATION AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS
08. Interpersonal communication & Patient focused care

SECTION 5: THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
09. The paramedic role in healthcare
10. Characteristics of ambulance patients

SECTION 6: PATIENT AND PARAMEDIC SAFETY
11. Patient safety and paramedicine
12. Paramedic health and wellbeing

SECTION 7: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
13. Legal and ethical considerations in clinical decision making

PART 2: PARAMEDIC PRACTICE

SECTION 8: THE PARAMEDIC CLINICAL APPROACH
14. The structured clinical approach
15. The patient-centred interview

SECTION 9: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A RESPIRATORY CONDITION
16. Airway obstruction
17. Asthma
18. Acute pulmonary oedema
19. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
20. Pneumothorax 21. Pulmonary embolism

SECTION 10: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A CARDIAC CONDITION
21. Chest pain
22. Arrhythmias 23. Cardiac arrest

SECTION 11: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MEDICAL CONDITION
24. Hypoglycaemia & hyperglycaemia
25. Stroke
26. Overdose
27. Anaphylaxis
28. Seizures
29. Pain
30. Acute abdominal pain
31. Sepsis
32. Gastrointestinal and urinary tract bleeding

SECTION 12: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE TRAUMA PATIENT
33. Head injuries
34. Chest injuries
35. Musculoskeletal injuries
36. Traumatic spinal injuries
37. Burns
38. Mass casualty

SECTION 13: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
39. Hypothermia & hyperthermia
40. Decompression injuries
41. Envenomation
42. Spider Bites
43. Marine Envenoming
44. Tropical medicine

SECTION 14: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO COMPLEX CASES: SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TO PARAMEDIC REASONING AND
MANAGEMENT
45. The socially isolated patient
46. The dying patient
47. Older patients
48. Indigenous Australian patients
49. Maori patients
50. Family Violence

SECTION 15: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION
51. Mental health conditions
52. De-escalation strategies

SECTION 16: THE PARAMEDIC APPROACH TO OBSTETRIC, NEONATAL AND PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS
53. Imminent birth
54. Neonatal resuscitation
55. Paediatric patients

Appendix 1: Medications commonly encountered in paramedic practice