Paramedic Principles and Practice: A Clinical Reasoning Approach

Edited by expert academics and educators, Brett Williams and Linda  Ross, and written by content specialists and experienced clinicians,  this essential resource encourages readers to see the links between the  pathophysiology of a disease, how this creates the signs and symptoms  and how these should to be managed in the out-of-hospital environment.  Additionally, Paramedic Principles and Practice 2e will arm  readers with not only technical knowledge and expertise, but also the  non-technical components of providing emergency care, including  professional attitudes and behaviours, decision-making, teamwork and  communication skills.

Case studies are strategically used to  contextualise the principles, step readers through possible scenarios  that may be encountered and, importantly, reveal the process of reaching  a safe and effective management plan. The case studies initially  describe the pathology and typical presentation of a particular  condition and progress to more-complex and less-typical scenarios where  the practitioner faces increasing uncertainty.