Ambulance Care Essentials

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Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Supporting senior clinicians is also a key part of the emergency care assistant role, and the Ambulance Care Essentials book and online course (bought separately) have got this covered, with explanations on how to assist the paramedic with advanced airway techniques and obtaining intravenous cannulation.

Covering the fundamental elements of the role, this guide covers a range of subjects from manual handling to a range of clinical skills. Ambulance Care Essentials is a new book and online course combination, for emergency care assistants and others working in ambulance services within the NHS and private sectors.Nationwide providers of Event Medical Cover, First Aid and Medical Training, First Aid Supplies and Health and Social Care Consultancy. We also kindly request that you provide feedback on any textbook you receive within 60 days of receipt. Ambulance Care Essentials combines theoretical aspects of communication, legal and ethical issues and safeguarding with more practical areas such as manual handling, medical emergencies and a range of clinical skills. This second edition of Ambulance Care Essentials offers a complete guide to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to work as a support worker or similar within the ambulance service. Other topics included in the Ambulance Care Essentials book and course ensure comprehensive coverage of the topics and patient populations that you will encounter, and includes: medical emergencies and trauma, cardiac arrest, obstetrics, paediatrics and older people.

Biography: Kris Lethbridge MCPara lives in the west country and works for the South West Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) He is a paramedic and clinical educator with a passion for all aspects of prehospital care and is currently a council member of the College of Paramedics. It provides a complete overview of the key skills, knowledge and understanding required to work at ambulance associate practitioner level or similar within the ambulance service, covering theoretical aspects and practical application, as well as a range of different clinical procedures and patient populations. Covering fundamental elements of the role, the book combines theoretical aspects of communication, legal and ethical issues and safeguarding with more practical areas such as manual handling, medical emergencies and a range of clinical skills. Kris Lethbridge MCPara lives in the west country and works for the South West Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) He is a paramedic and clinical educator with a passion for all aspects of prehospital care and is currently a council member of the College of Paramedics. However, this is a practical job and you will learn how to undertake safe manual handling, conduct a scene and patient assessment, and perform practical procedures such as managing an airway and assessing a patient's breathing and circulation.This second edition of Ambulance Care Essentials offers a complete guide to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to work as a support worker or similar within the ambulance service.

It includes in-depth chapters on the primary areas of patient assessment as well as covering different patient populations across the lifecourse. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers.

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A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. If you teach a relevant course of 12 or more students, please complete the form below with the details. Chapters relevant to associate practitioner level including drug administration, mental health and end of life care as well as an in-depth chapter on assisting the paramedic. The book is appropriate for a Level 3 diploma course or similar that qualifies you to work as a support worker and covers learning objectives from a range of courses offered by ambulance services.It is an essential resource for anyone wanting to prepare themselves for a role within the ambulance service as well as those hoping to become a more effective member of an emergency ambulance crew.