Learn the clinical skills necessary to treat any emergency airway problem
. . . Written by international experts in a style that's concise, practical and to the point, Airway Management in Emergencies covers all the options -- both medical and surgical -- for managing any patient's airway in an emergency. Here, you'll find the core knowledge and accompanying management protocols necessary to assess, oxygenate, intubate, and monitor patients requiring emergency airway management.
. . In each chapter, this high-yield coverage is supported by evidence-based algorithms, synoptic tips, and real-world case studies that show you how to resolve any difficult airway scenario you would likely encounter in clinical practice.
. . Features:
. - Highlighted key points in each chapter . .
- Skill-sharpening review of �core knowledge� . .
- More than 100 figures that include a combination of original art work, fluoroscopy and Airwaycam� images.. .
- A practical overview of both established and newer emergency airway equipment . .
- Far-reaching coverage addressing both the anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway, the uncooperative patient, and the "failed" airway.. .
- Chapters on treating a range of patient populations and clinical presentations, including an approach to the pediatric, the elderly, and the critically ill patient. .
- Perspectives on when and how to perform both "awake" and rapid sequence intubations and effectively administer post-intubation care . .
- A closing chapter on the interrelationship between human performance and patient safety -- and how to optimize both in caring for patients requiring acute airway management
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