Critical Care Placements

Introduction 1. How to use this book 2. Person-centred care Advanced Life Support and assessments 3. Advanced Life Support 3.1 Cardiac arrest definition; 3.2 Basic Life Support; 3.3 Management of cardiac arrest; 3.4 Correct placement of defibrillation pads; 3.5 Four Hs and four Ts; 3.6 Effective CPR 4. Assessments 4.1 ABCDE assessment; 4.2 Trauma assessment Common conditions in critical care 5. Shock 5.1 Types of shock; 5.2 Stages of shock 6. Sepsis 6.1 Signs and symptoms of sepsis; 6.2 Treatment of sepsis 7. Cardiac emergencies 7.1 Angina; 7.2 Myocardial infarction (MI) 8. Stroke 8.1 Signs and symptoms of stroke; 8.2 Assessment of stroke; 8.3 Treatment of stroke 9. Fractures 9.1 Types of fracture; 9.2 Signs and symptoms of fracture; 9.3 Assessment of fracture; 9.4 Treatment of fracture Toolkit 10. SBAR handover 11. Tests 11.1 Understanding ABGs 12. GCS and pupil observations 12.1 GCS, 12.2 Pupil observations 13. Urinalysis 13.1 Methods of collecting urine; 13.2 Physical appearance; 13.3 Urine analysis 14. ECG types, diagram and reading a rhythm strip 14.1 Why use cardiac monitoring?; 14.2 3-lead ECG;14.3 5-lead ECG; 14.4 12-lead ECG; 14.5 Reading a rhythm strip;14.6 Worked example 15. Shockable and non-shockable rhythms 15.1 Shockable rhythms; 15.2 Non-shockable rhythms 16. Pain 16.1 Assessment of pain; 16.2 Managing pain 17. Common groups of medications 18. Difficult conversations 19. Top tips Resources 20. Quick references 21. Further reading