Manual of Clinical Paramedic Procedures

This accessible handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of core competencies and skills, looking at topics including Aseptic Technique, Airway Management, Assisted Ventilation, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Defibrillation and External Cardiac Pacing, Observations, Pain Assessment & Management, Respiratory Therapy, Spinal Management and Venepuncture. Each chapter provides the relevant anatomy & physiology, evidence-based rationales for each procedure, and contraindications of use.

Key features:

• The first UK text to explore clinical procedures for paramedics
• With further reading and illustrations throughout
• All procedures include the rationale for the action recommended
• Guides paramedics in the clinical application of evidence-based procedures