Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice

Sam Willis is the Course Coordinator for Paramedicine at Charles Darwin University, Australia, and has held a teaching fellowship with the UK Higher Education Academy since 2009. Sam sits on the editorial board for the International Journal of Advancing Practice and is completing a PhD in Paramedic Education. Ian Peate is Visiting Professor of Nursing at St George’s University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire; Professorial Fellow, University of Roehampton; Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice, and Consultant Editor of the International Journal of Advancing Practice.

• List of Contributors xviiPreface xxiiiAcknowledgements xxvAbout the Companion Website xxviiChapter 1 Professionalism in paramedic practice 1Sarah Neal and Netta Lloyd- JonesChapter 2 Professional health regulation for paramedicine 16Ramon Z. Shaban, Ruth Townsend, and Markus PitterChapter 3 Legal and ethical aspects of paramedic practice 26Nevin MehmetChapter 4 The impact of professional culture on paramedics and students 36Sarah Fulford and Derek Collings- HughesChapter 5 Human factors in paramedicine 47Sam Willis and Helen PocockChapter 6 Sociological aspects of paramedic practice 56Kieran RobinsonChapter 7 Communication competency in healthcare 66Rasa PiggottChapter 8 Practice- based learning 86Joe Copson and Vince ClarkeChapter 9 Well- being for paramedics 97Emma Geis and Katie PavoniChapter 10 Mental health for paramedics 113Renate Taylor and Jade SpeedChapter 11 Responding to mental health in the community 124Marie BoulianneChapter 12 De- escalation 140Simon MenzChapter 13 Public health and health promotion 151Michael FannerChapter 14 Leadership in paramedic practice 164Jack HowardChapter 15 The foundations of research in paramedic practice 174Elicia AustinChapter 16 Medical terminology 187Samantha SweetChapter 17 Essential toxicology for out- of- hospital clinicians 202Jack Matulich and Simon MenzChapter 18 Trauma 220Charlie GaddChapter 19 Prehospital electrocardiography 235Alexander OlaussenChapter 20 Assessing the cardiovascular system 249Matt CampbellChapter 21 Assessing the nervous system 265Charlie Gadd and Jemmima BowdChapter 22 Assessing the abdomen 278Matthew Faulkner, Clare Sutton, and Georgina PickeringChapter 23 Assessing the respiratory system 294Janie Brown, Dan Staines, Samantha Sheridan, and Georgina PickeringChapter 24 Paramedic assessment skills 305Steven PoultonChapter 25 Birth and the paramedic 317Aimee Yarrington and Jane WarlandChapter 26 Paediatrics: recognition of the sick child 327Clare DaviesChapter 27 Medical emergencies 341Jennie McGowan, Jane Jennings, and Marco ScarvaciChapter 28 Caring for older adults 354Melinda (Dolly) McPhersonChapter 29 Managing minor injuries in the out- of- hospital setting 367Craig BarlowChapter 30 Major incident management 380Brian J. SengstockChapter 31 Low acuity care 391Seán BolgerChapter 32 Family and domestic violence 403Simon SawyerChapter 33 End- of- life care 415Justin Honey- Jones and Alexander PalmerIndex 453