BookAir & Surface Transport Nurses Association ; edited by Allen C. Wolfe, Jr., Michael A. Frakes, B. Danny Nayman.
Summary: "Prepare for certification as a flight and ground transport nurse! ASTNA: Patient Transport: Principles & Practice, 6th Edition addresses the scenarios and injuries commonly encountered in transport nursing, and provides a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind study tool for taking certification exams including the CFRN®, CTRN®, FP-C®, and CCP-C®. Coverage includes the role of air and ground transport personnel, along with topics such as transport physiology, communications, teamwork, safety, airway management, shock, and the different types of trauma. New to this edition is an Aviation for Medical Personnel chapter. Written by the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association, this resource helps you gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed on your exam and to transport patients safely." -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
History of patient transport / Stefan Becker, Reneé Semonin Holleran, and Kelly Edwards
Members of the transport team / Reneé Semonin Holleran, Denise Treadwell, and Jonathan D. Gryniuk
Preparation for practice / Denise Treadwell, Jonathan D. Gryniuk, and Reneé Semonin Holleran
Transport physiology / Charles Swearingen
Scene operations and therapy / Mark Larson
Communications/ Clayton Smith
Teamwork and human performance / Fred Jeffries
Patient safety / Michael Hall, Krista Haugen, Tina Johnson, Jonathan Johnson, James Rutherford, Kevin Schitoskey, and Michael A. Frakes
Operational safety and survival / Jonathan D. Gryniuk, Reneé Semonin Holleran
Paitent assessment / Denise Treadwell, Carol Rhoades, and Reneé Semonin Holleran
Airway management / Michael A. Frakes and David J. Olvera
Mechanical ventilation / Eric Bauer
Shock / Michael A. Frakes
General principles of trauma management / Robert L. Grabowski, and Allen C. Wolfe, Jr.
Neurologic trauma / Robert L. Grabowski and Allen C. Wolfe, Jr.
Thoracoabdominal trauma / Clyde Gentry and Allen C. Wolfe Jr.
Musculoskeletal and soft tissue trauma / Anthony Baca
Burn Trauma / Heather McLellan
Neurologic emergencies / Cathleen Vandenbraak
Cardiovascular emergencies / Cindy Goodrich
Mechanical circulatory support devices / Tonya Elliott, Leslie C. Sweet and Allen C. Wolfe Jr.
Pulmonary emergencies / Luke Gasowski and Chad Poggemeyer
Abdominal emergencies / Kyle Madigan
Metabolic, endocrine, and electrolyte disturbances / Molly Bondurant and Reneé Semonin Holleran
Infectious and communicable diseases / Jason Cohen
Heat- and cold-related emergencies / Vahé Ender and Reneé Semonin Holleran
Toxicologic emergencies / Michael D. Gooch
Gynecologic and obstetric emergencies / Kathryn Wade and Teresa Greenwood
Care and transport of the newborn / Tammy Bleak and Michael A. Frakes
The pediatric patient / Leslie S. Lewis
Military patient transport / Christopher T. Paige, Timothy L. Hudson, and Kathleen Flarity
Professional issues / Reneé Semonin Holleran, Patricia Corbett, and Cheryl Erler
Accreditation for air and ground medical transport / Eileen Frazer
Wellness / Jan L. Eichel and Reneé Semonin Holleran.