Handbook of Emergency Department Procedures. This item is unavailable.Handbook of Emergency Department Procedures

A comprehensive step-by-step colour guide to nearly 100 procedures carried out in a modern accident & emergency department, updated text and 250 colour photographs. The procedures are grouped into five categories. Each procedure is described in a straightforward fashion, starting with a consideration of its uses, followed by the equipment needed, the carrying out of the procedure itself, and finishing with pertinent advice to give to patients who have undergone the procedure. Practical Procedures in the Emergency Department will be invaluable to all those who carry out emergency patient procedures whether in a hospital, hospice, GP practice or home setting. It will also be of special interest to paramedics and ambulance crew.

An intensely practical book for an intensely practical subject

The five sections are colour coded for quick reference

250 colour photographs to enhance the reader's understanding of the procedure and what it should look like

Excellent resource for new staff to the emergency department who are undertaking an unfamiliar procedure

Also invaluable to nurses in A & E departments who assist in teaching and supervise best practice.

Procedures updated to reflect current practice

New pocket-size format for easy reference

PVC cover for durability

John Bache, FRCS, FFAEM, Consultant in Accident & Emergency, Accident & Emergency Department, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire; Carolyn Armitt, RGN, TNCC(P), Nurse Practitioner, Brook Medical Centre, Stoke-on-Trent; and Cathy Gadd, RGN, TNCC(P), APLS(l), Nurse Practitioner, Accident & Emergency Department, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire