Paramedic Principles and Practice: A Clinical Reasoning Approach

2810 Pages·2020·50.212 MB·English

by  Brett Williams, Linda Ross

PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES
AND PRACTICE ANZ
A clinical reasoning approach 2E
Bre� Williams
BAVocEd, Grad Cert IntensiveCarePara, Grad Dip EmergHlth, MHlthSc, PhD,
FACP, Registered Paramedic

Linda Ross
BTeach, GradDipPhysEd, DipHlth(Amb), BParaStud, MHlthProfEd, PhD

Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
About the editors
Contributing authors
Reviewers
The key to improving your clinical practice
Acknowledgements
PART ONE: PARAMEDIC PRINCIPLES
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Introduction
Professionalism
Summary
SECTION 2: FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE
Chapter 2: Introduction to: Foundation Knowledge
Chapter 3: Perfusion
Introduction
What is perfusion?
Factors leading to normal perfusion
Disturbances of perfusion
Assessment of perfusion
Principles of medical management of perfusion
Summary
Chapter 4: The Autonomic Response
Introduction
The autonomic nervous system
Assessment of ANS function
Principles of management
Summary
Chapter 5: The Inflammatory Response
Introduction
What is inflammation?
The basics of normal inflammation
Abnormal inflammation
Summary
Chapter 6: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Introduction
Definitions
Pharmacodynamics (what the drug does to the body)
Pharmacokinetics (what the body does to the drug)
The effects of population variance on pharmacokinetics
Summary
SECTION 3: FOUNDATION CONCEPTS
Chapter 7: Introduction to: Foundation Concepts
Chapter 8: Evidence-Based Practice in Paramedicine
Case 1
Introduction
Introduction to evidence-based practice
Strengths of evidence-based practice
Barriers and weaknesses of evidence-based practice
So what does this all mean for paramedics?
Chapter 9: The Clinical Reasoning Process
Introduction
How do paramedics make decisions?
Theoretical and conceptual foundations of clinical reasoning
Dual-process theory—a framework for reasoning
Approaches to decision-making 'on the ground’
Factors affecting the clinical reasoning process
Strategies to enhance quality of clinical reasoning
A step-by-step guide to clinical decision-making
Summary
Chapter 10: Introduction to: Communication and Non-technical
Skills
SECTION 4: COMMUNICATION AND NON-
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Chapter 11: Interpersonal Communication and Patient-Focused Care
Introduction
Fundamental concepts of communication
Verbal and non-verbal communication
The science and art of patient communication
Effective listening
Patient-centred communication
Emotional and behavioural components of effective
communication
Summary
SECTION 5: THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Chapter 12: Introduction to: The Australian and New Zealand
Healthcare Systems
Chapter 13: The Paramedic Role in Healthcare
Introduction
The roles of ambulance services and paramedics in Australia
and New Zealand
Professionalism, regulation and professional standards
The future paramedic role
Summary
Chapter 14: Characteristics of Ambulance Patients
Introduction
Who is using ambulance services?
What factors can lead to people calling for an ambulance?
From problem onset to the decision to call for an ambulance
The process of calling for an ambulance
Summary
SECTION 6: PATIENT AND PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Chapter 15: Introduction to: Patient and Paramedic Safety
Chapter 16: Patient Safety and Paramedicine
Introduction
The harm caused by healthcare errors