Air and Surface Patient Transport : Principles and Practice Book

UNIT I: HISTORY AND THE CURRENT ROLE OF GROUND AND AIR TRANSPORT NURSES NEW!
1. History of Patient Transport NEW!
2. Preparation for Practice NEW!
3. Certification NEW!
4. Members of the Transport Team NEW!
5. Research and Quality Management NEW!
UNIT II: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE
6. Transport Physiology
7. Extrication and Scene Management
8. Disaster Management
9. Communications
10. Safety and Survival UNIT III: PATIENT CARE PRINCIPLES
11. Patient Assessment and Preparation for Transport
12. Airway and Ventilation Management
13. Shock Management UNIT IV: TRAUMA
14. General Principles of Trauma Management
15. Neurologic Trauma
16. Thoracic Trauma
17. Abdominal Trauma
18. Orthopedic Trauma
19. Burn Trauma UNIT V: MEDICAL PROBLEMS
20. Neurologic Emergencies
21. Cardiovascular Emergencies
22. Pulmonary Emergencies
23. Abdominal Emergencies
24. Infectious Diseases UNIT VI: ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES
25. Cold-Related Emergencies
26. Heat-Related Emergencies
27. Diving Emergencies
28. Toxicologic Emergencies UNIT VII: SELECTED PATIENT POPULATIONS
29. The Pregnant Patient
30. The Neonatal Patient
31. The Pediatric Patient UNIT VIII: PATIENT CARE ISSUES NEW!
32. Legal Issues NEW!
33. Ethical Issues NEW!
34. The Family and Transport NEW!
UNIT IX: MANAGEMENT
35. Marketing
36. Accreditation for Air and Ground Medical Transport NEW!
37. Stress and Stress Management APPENDIX