Author Biography

Tim Nutbeam is Lead Consultant for the Devon Air Ambulance, honorary Professor of Prehospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) at the University of Plymouth and a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK. Matt Boylan is a Consultant in Military Emergency Medicine and PHEM, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Caroline Leech is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and PHEM, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK and The Air Ambulance Service, Rugby, UK. Clare Bosanko is a Critical Care Doctor for the Devon Air Ambulance, a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK and a doctor for Carnival UK.

Table of Contents

Contributor List viii Foreword xi Preface xii 1 Prehospital Emergency Medicine 1 Part 1 Operational Practice 3 2 Activation and Deployment 5
Stephanie Cowan, Iwan Davies, and Matthew Boylan 3 Responder Safety 10
Clare Bosanko and Dave Dungay 4 Extrication 15
Malcolm Russell and Rob Fenwick 5 The First Five Minutes and the Primary Survey 23
Tim Nutbeam and Matthew Boylan 6 Airway Assessment and Management 26
Tom Renninson, Mårten Sandberg, Tim Hooper, Marius Rehn, Per Kristian Hyldmo, and David Lockey 7 Breathing Assessment and Management 38
Per Kristian Hyldmo, Marius Rehn, and Mårten Sandberg 8 Circulation Assessment and Management 46
Jake Turner and Matthew Boylan 9 Prehospital Monitoring 57
Tim Harris and Peter Shirley 10 Prehospital Ultrasound 63
Tim Harris, Adam Bystrzycki, and Stefan Mazur 11 Analgesia and Sedation 72
Jonathan Hulme, Philip Keane, and Tony Sim 12 Transfer and Retrieval 80
Richard Browne and Scott Grier Part 2 Providing Prehospital Trauma Care 89 13 Abdominal Injury 91
Ed Barnard and Keith Roberts Copyrighted Material 14 Pelvic Injury 94
Keith Porter, Caroline Leech, and Matt O'Meara 15 Head Injury 97
Jeremy Henning, Clare Hammell, and Matthew Boylan 16 Spinal Injuries 102
Mark Wilson and Tim Nutbeam 17 Extremity Injury 107
Matt O'Meara, Caroline Leech, and Keith Porter 18 Burns 110
Christopher J. Lewis and Keith P. Allison 19 Suspension and Crush Injury 119
Jason van der Velde and Caroline Leech 20 Ballistic and Blast Injury 123
Matthew Boylan and William Charlton 21 Cardiac Arrest 130
Walter Kloeck, Martin Botha, David Kloeck, and Clare Bosanko Part 3 Providing Prehospital Medical Care 139 22 Acute Medical Emergencies 141
Ewan Barron and Adam Low 23 Overdose and Poisoning 151
Peter Welby-Everard and Ian Gurney Part 4 Special Groups 157 24 The Paediatric Patient 159
Ben Lawton and John Glasheen 25 The Obstetric Patient 166
Tracy-Louise Appleyard and Caroline Leech 26 The Bariatric Patient 176
Hannah Bawdon and Surpreet Grewal 27 The Older Patient 181
Fionna Lowe and Keniesha Miller 28 Mental Health Crisis 184
Rob Cole, Richard Corrall, and Carly Lynch 29 Capacity 189
Rob Cole, Richard Corrall, and Carly Lynch Part 5 Environmental 193 30 Environmental Injuries 195
William Charlton and Omar Tayari 31 Drowning 203
Mike Tipton and Paddy Morgan 32 Diving Emergencies 207
Tudor A. Codreanu 33 Altitude Illness 212
Harvey Pynn and Lucy Obolensky Part 6 Emergency Preparedness 219 34 Mass Casualty Incident Management 221
Jamie Vassallo and Damian Keene 35 Chemical Biological Radiation and Nuclear Incidents 228
Niall Aye Maung and William Charlton 36 Mass Gatherings 234
Lee Wallis and Wayne Smith Part 7 Clinical Governance and Professional Skills 237 37 Clinical Governance 239
Clare Bosanko 38 Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects 243
Craig M. Klugman and Jennifer Bard 39 Human Factors Ergonomics Safety and Culture 249
Chris Frerk, Tom Hurst, and Neil Jeffers 40 Human Performance 253
Tom Evens, Alison Sanders, and Chris Shambrook 41 Research and Development 259
Jamie Miles, Willem Stassen, Niroshan Siriwardena, and Suzanne Mason Index 262

Review

Dr Will Duffin, Joint Medical Director for World Extreme Medicine "The 2023 edition is a major update from the original, which hit the shelves 10 years ago, and brings home for me just how much clinical practice has evolved over the past decade … The emphasis is very much on core principles rather than detailed discussion and the key messages are brought home with strong diagrams and images…it's all about getting the basics right! I get a lot of value from the 'Tips from the field' box, which is a reminder that PHEM is an inherently applied and practical discipline, and this is where the formidable collective experience of the author group really shines through. Definitely a thumbs up from me!"

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