Sick, not sick : a guide to rapid patient assessment

Publication Data

• Title Sick, not sick : a guide to rapid patient assessment
• Author Mike Helbock
• Contributors John M. Jerin, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Publisher Jones and Bartlett
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location Boston
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

Includes index.

Contents

Why sick/not sick?
Sick/not sick in a nutshell
Sick/not sick starts while en route
The clinical picture of a medical patient
The clinical picture for a trauma patient
Make a decision
What if I make the wrong decision?
Common mistakes
Pediatric sick/not sick in a nutshell
The pediatric triangle
Pediatrics : make a decision
Medical case studies
Trauma case studies
Pediatric case studies.

Topics

• Emergency medical services :: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Pediatric emergency services :: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• First aid in illness and injury :: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Critical care medicine :: Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Sick, not sick : a guide to rapid patient assessment by Mike Helbock. ISBN 9780763758769. Published by Jones and Bartlett in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.