Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing

Paul Aldridge BVSc Cert SAS MRCVSPaul is senior surgeon at Petmedics in Manchester; a hospital based practice that hosts the largest out of hours emergency service in the UK, dividing his time between emergency cases and surgical referrals.  He is keenly involved in the provision of CPD on emergency medicine and surgery to both veterinary surgeons and nurses. His clinical interests include all aspect of emergency surgery, but particularly the management of multiple trauma patients.Louise O’Dwyer MBA BSc (Hons) VTS (ECC) Dip AVN (Medical) Dip AVN (Surgical) RVNLouise gained her Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Surgical) in 2004 followed by her Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Medical) in 2007 and Veterinary Technician Specialist (Emergency and Critical Care) in 2011. She has contributed to over 20 journal articles and books and lectures regularly on all aspects of emergency and critical care. She worked as Head Nurse for PetMedics in Manchester the largest emergency clinic in the UK for the past 10 years, and is now Clinical Director. Louise’s interests include all aspects of emergency care but particularly trauma and respiratory patients, as well as infection control and wound management.

• Preface vi1 Triage and Assessment of the Emergency Patient 12 Monitoring the Critical Patient 93 Vascular Access 174 ‘Shock’ and Intravenous Fluid Therapy 295 Blood Gas, Acid–Base Analysis and Electrolyte Abnormalities 416 Analgesia and Anaesthesia of the Emergency and Critical Patient 527 Practical Laboratory Techniques 638 Techniques for Oxygen Supplementation 769 Nursing the Dyspnoeic Patient 8610 Nursing the Cardiac Patient 9711 Nursing the Acute Abdomen Patient 10912 Nursing Urinary Tract Emergencies 12313 Nursing the Poisoned Patient 13314 Nursing the Trauma Patient 14415 Nursing the Reproductive Patient 15516 Small Animal Critical Care and Hospitalised Patient Nutrition 16317 Nursing the Emergency Ophthalmology Patient 18118 Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation 18919 Nursing Considerations in the Critical Patient 198Index 209

“Whether working in a “traditional” clinic or in a specialised ICU, the contribution of nurses to the management of emergencies is invaluable.”  (Vet Nurses Today, 1 July 2013)“Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing provides a fine, step-by-step guide to key emergency procedures and nursing care and teaches how to handle injuries and therapies associated with critical care. Color photos of real life cases accompany step-by-step discussions of procedures and skills needed, offering a valuable reference written by a veterinary nurse and a veterinary surgeon who here work together to explore the most common care scenarios and special needs. This is a solid, real-world reference any veterinary collection must have.”  (Midwest Book Review, 1 June 2013)“Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing" is a scholarly and core addition to any college collection focusing on high level veterinary care.”  (Bookwatch, 1 April 2013)