edited by Tim Nutbeam, consultant in emergency medicine, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, Midlands Air Ambulance, Cosford, West Midlands Ambulance Service Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT), UK ; Matthew Boylan, consultant in military emergency medicine and hospital care, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birhimgham, Midlands Air Ambulance, Cosford, West Midlands Ambulance Service Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT), Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) BASICS, UK
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
215 p. :
Other Physical Details
col. ill. ;
Dimensions
28 cm
SERIES
Series Title
ABC series ;
Volume Designation
258
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"This brand new title in the ABC series provides a comprehensive overview of pre-hospital medicine, including transport, patient assessment, emergency care systems, and pre-hospital interventions.With pre-hospital care being the start of the "trauma chain", the treatment patients receive on-scene as well as en-route can be life-saving, and this new title is invaluabe for all staff involved in emergency and pre-hospital medicine"--Provided by publisher