Overview

Prepared by the faculty of the National Emergency Airway Management Course, this manual is an expert, practical guide to emergency airway management in any adult or pediatric patient. It offers step-by-step instructions on techniques, drug administration, and prevention and management of complications and includes a complete section on difficult clinical scenarios. The book is packed with easy-to-follow algorithms and diagrams and helpful mnemonics. Each of the Third Edition's chapters includes improved full-color illustrations and updated evidence-based analyses of procedures. A new section geared to the prehospital setting presents current National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians guidelines, including alternative airway devices.

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Author:   Ron M. Walls ,  Robert C. Luten ,  Michael F. Murphy
Publisher:   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Imprint:   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780781784948

ISBN 10:   0781784948
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   16 May 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781451144918
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Section1: Approach to the Airway The Decision to Intubate The Emergency Airway Algorithms Rapid Sequence Intubation Applied Functional Anatomy of the Airway Supplemental Oxygenation and Bag Mask Ventilation Endotracheal Intubation section 2:The Difficult And Failed Airway Identification of the Difficult and Failed Airway Sedation and Anesthesia for Awake Intubation Blind Intubation Techniques Extraglottic Devices Lighted Stylet Intubation Flexible Fiberoptic Intubation Fiberoptic Stylets and Guides Video Laryngoscopy Optically Enhanced Laryngoscopy Surgical Airway Management Sectioin 3:Pharmacology of Airway Management Pretreatment Agents Sedative and Induction Agents Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Section 4:Pediatric Airway Management Approach to the Pediatric Airway Pediatric Airway Techniques The Difficult Airway in Pediatrics Section 5: EMS Airway Management Airway Management in the Prehospital Setting Alternative Devices for EMS Airway Management Controversies in EMS Airway Management Section 6: Special Clinical Circumstances RSI Using Nondepolarizing Agents Trauma Elevated Intracranial Pressure Reactive Airways Disease Distorted Airway or Upper Airway Obstruction The Critically Ill Patient The Pregnant Patient Prolonged Seizure Activity The Geriatric Patient The Morbidly Obese Patient Foreign Body in the Adult Airway Section 7: Mechanical Ventilation and Monitoring Mechanical Ventilation Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Pulse Oximetry and Capnography/Capnometry Index

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