Copyright: 2010
Will Publish: 5/1/2009
Author: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), UMBC
Media Type: Hardcover 500 Pages

The critical care environment demands specialized knowledge and skills and requires providers to bridge the gap between prehospital and hospital care. Critical Care Transport thoroughly prepares prehospital professionals to function as competent members of a critical care team by covering the material that everyone—paramedics, nurses, physicians, and specialty crew—needs to know to operate effectively in the prehospital critical care environment. Covering both ground and flight transport, this text has been created for students in critical care training courses and those preparing to take the Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) exam.

Content includes information specific to prehospital critical care transport, such as flight physiology, lab analysis, hemodynamic monitoring, and specialized devices such as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Standard topics such as airway management, trauma, and pharmacology are covered in the context of critical care. Chapters have been authored by leading critical care professionals across the country and represent the most current, state-of-the-art information on management of critical care patients.