Anyone Can Intubate: A Step-by-Step Guide to Intubation and Airway Management
Book Details
Author(s)
Christine Whitten
Publisher
Mooncat Publications
ISBN / ASIN
B00JG6DR04
ISBN-13
978B00JG6DR06
Sales Rank
#469,421
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
"Anyone Can Intubate" has been the book of choice for teaching and learning intubation and airway management since 1989. Since it's publication it has been used to teach a generation of EMTs, nurse anesthetists, anesthesia residents and emergency room physicians and nurses. The 5th edition has been completely revised and redesigned. Now with over 300 figures including over 100 new figures and photos. Links to 58 of our unique on-line videos showing patient care and animations are included in the new edition. Information is appropriate for both rank beginners as well as tips and tricks for the experienced intubator.Â
This is the author-prepared Kindle version of the new (5th) Edition (2013) from publisher/author.Â
Topics covered include:Â
- Anatomy & PhysiologyÂ
- Assessment: recognizing respiratory failure and airway obstructionÂ
- Equipment: supplies & assemblyÂ
- Airway establishment: including opening the airway, oral and nasal airways, bag-valve-mask ventilation, tricks for difficult ventilation
- Adult intubation with step-by-step figures and photosÂ
- Pediatric intubation: difference between pediatric and adult anatomy and techniqueÂ
- Verifying placement;Â
- Nasal intubation: both blind nasal and laryngoscope assisted
- Fiberoptic intubation
- Glidescope intubation
- Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI): medication use and dosage
- Awake intubation: topicalization, nerve blocks and sedationÂ
- Extubation; Tricks of the trade;Â
- Common errors and how to avoid them;Â
- Complications
- Case studies.
Educational videos also available.Â
