The role of the veterinary nurse in providing quick action and appropriate nursing care in emergency situations can have a huge impact on the final outcome. Most nurses are thrown in at the deep end and have to learn on the job as the only information available to them up till now has been patchy. However, there is now a quick reference to all aspects of emergency care to provide competent nursing and crisis management.
Emergency & Critical Care of the Veterinary Patient is a comprehensive manual on all aspects of nursing the critically ill or injured animal, written by a leading veterinary nurse in the field. Coverage includes everything from setting up an intensive care unit to administering CPR and fluid therapy. Advice on poisoning, and information on advanced nursing techniques is also included. Throughout, the authors provide practical tips and helpful advice garnered from their wealth of experience in this field.
Emergency & Critical Care of the Veterinary Patient is a valuable resource for every veterinary nurse as well as for every veterinary practice.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-8871-0 (9780750688710)
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Autor*in
Veterinary Nurse, Lansdowne Veterinary Services Ltd, Stroud; Member of BAVEC - British Association of Veterinary Emergency Care
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: The Intensive Care Unit: an introduction
Chapter 2: The Intensive care patient
Chapter 3: Nursing skills
Chapter 4: Critical Care Equipment
Chapter 5: Oxygen therapy
Chapter 6: Thoracic drains
Chapter 7: Tracheotomy tubes
Chapter 8: Intravenous catheters
Chapter 9: Enteral feeding and methods of assisted feeding
Chapter 10: Triage Nursing
Chapter 11: Head trauma
Chapter 12: Ocular Emergencies
Chapter 13: Dyspnoea
Chapter 14: Haemorrhage
Chapter 15: Fluid Therapy
Chapter 16: Abdominal emergencies
Chapter 17: Urinary tract emergencies
Chapter 18: Spinal trauma
Chapter 19: Poisonings
Chapter 20: Acute analgesia
Chapter 21: Diagnostic Aids
Chapter 22: Medical emergencies
Chapter 23: Wounds and fractures
Chapter 24: CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation