Airway management is often administered by emergency physicians who provide definitive resuscitative care to patients, regardless of the complexity or severity of their presenting condition. Written by emergency medicine specialists, this book provides in-depth, detailed discussions about important airway topics. Also, the text replicates the rapid, emergency thought processes, crucial for successful patient care, which can be used by physicians in hospital emergency departments or in small community health centres. This quick but comprehensive reference is organized into discrete sections that include the following: Approach to the Airway Airway Management Techniques The Pharmacology of Airway Management Special Clinical Circumstances Monitoring and Mechanical Ventilation Separate paediatric chapters emphasize subtle differences and limitations of airway techniques used for children
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The "Bible" of Airway Management:
Clear, concise and written in a manner that all healthcare professionals can understand. I recommend it to all who have not taken the course but want to get its lessons. ABSOLUTELY indispensable for all paramedics, ER docs, respiratory therapists, flight respiratory therapists and flight nurses. Sleep with it under your pillow.
Manual of Emergency Airway Management:
I did not find this book as user friendly as I would have thought, illistrations were poor.
Airway Management:
This is a "classic" masterpiece for those needing to grasp the fundamentals of airway management. Both the novice and the experienced physician will gain from reading this book edited by Ron Walls, MD, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Harvard. Dr. Walls and his co-authors have been the leaders of teaching this subject matter for the last few years. This book is a distillation of their teaching this subject. Unlike many other sources, this book is right to the point and keeps it's explanations clinically... more info
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