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Notfallkommando - Kommunikation in Notfallsituationen für Gesundheitsberufe (Top im Gesundheitsjob)

Im Notfall klar und gut kommunizieren!Dieses Buch richtet sich an Pflegende, Ärzte, Rettungssanitäter und weitere Gesundheitsfachberufe, die in Notfallsituationen miteinander arbeiten und als Team schnelle und lebenswichtige Informationen austauschen müssen.

Notfallmedizin

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet Ihnen einen vollständigen Überblick über alle prüfungsrelevanten Inhalte der Notfallmedizin. Es leitet Sie leicht verständlich von den Grundlagen bis zur Praxis durch das gesamte Wissen. Profitieren Sie von der langjährigen Erfahrung des Autors, der sorgfältig das Wesentliche für Sie ausgewählt und aufbereitet hat.Der InhaltDiese aktualisierte Neuauflage berücksichtigt die Leitlinien des European Resuscitation Council 2020. Zahlreiche Abbildungen und das bewährte didaktische Konzept ermöglichen ein effizientes Lernen:Prüfungsteil – Für eine optimale Vorbereitung auf FallstudienCave- und Merksätze – Bringen das Wichtigste auf den PunktPraxistipps – Stellen einen anschaulichen Bezug zur Notfallpraxis herDer AutorDr. Thomas Ziegenfuß ist Chefarzt der Abteilung für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin des St. Josef-Krankenhauses in Moers. An der Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin der Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes war er Oberarzt, langjähriger Einsatzleiter für den Notarztdienst und Leitender Notarzt.

Notfallmedizin

Up to Date in der Notfallmedizin! Dieses Lehrbuch bietet Ihnen einen vollständigen Überblick über alle prüfungsrelevanten Inhalte der Notfallmedizin. Es leitet Sie leicht verständlich von den Grundlagen bis zur Praxis durch das gesamte Wissen. Profitieren Sie von der langjährigen Erfahrung des Autors, der sorgfältig das Wesentliche für Sie ausgewählt und aufbereitet hat. Der Inhalt Diese aktualisierte Neuauflage berücksichtigt die Leitlinien des European Resuscitation Council 2020. Zahlreiche Abbildungen und das bewährte didaktische Konzept ermöglichen ein effizientes Lernen: Prüfungsteil – Für eine optimale Vorbereitung auf Fallstudien Cave- und Merksätze – Bringen das Wichtigste auf den Punkt Praxistipps – Stellen einen anschaulichen Bezug zur Notfallpraxis her Der Autor Dr. Thomas Ziegenfuß ist Chefarzt der Abteilung für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin des St. Josef-Krankenhauses in Moers. An der Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin der Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes war er Oberarzt, langjähriger Einsatzleiter für den Notarztdienst und Leitender Notarzt.

Notfallpflege - Fachweiterbildung und Praxis

Kompetentes Handeln in Notfallsituationen! Dieses Grundlagenwerk bietet Pflegenden umfassendes Wissen für die gute Versorgung ihrer Patienten in der Notaufnahme und für die anspruchsvolle Fachweiterbildung. Notfallpflegende brauchen spezielle Kompetenzen, um im Spannungsfeld zwischen leichten und hoch akuten, komplexen und zeitkritischen Notfällen richtig handeln zu können. Neben der fachlichen Versorgung, geht es aber auch darum, den Nöten und Ängsten der einzelnen Menschen angemessen zu begegnen. Unerlässlich dabei ist die gelungene Zusammenarbeit im multiprofessionellen Team. Lernen Sie von den Experten und bleiben Sie motiviert für Ihre Arbeit in der Notfallversorgung!

Notfallsanitäter als neuer Beruf im Rettungsdienst: Ein Überblick über Entwicklungen und Tendenzen (essentials)

Pierre Pfütsch zeigt, dass mit dem Notfallsanitätergesetz aus dem Jahr 2014 die berufliche Tätigkeit im Rettungsdienst stark aufgewertet wurde. Den Berufsangehörigen wurde eine dreijährige Ausbildung, die Möglichkeit zur akademischen Bildung und sogar die Ausübung bestimmter heilkundlicher Maßnahmen zugestanden. Nach Ansicht des Autors wird seitdem die Frage nach Delegation bzw. Substitution ärztlicher Leistungen verhandelt. Zu Beginn waren Rettungssanitäter zum überwiegenden Teil ehrenamtliche Mitarbeiter, die kaum mehr als eine Erste-Hilfe-Ausbildung besaßen und lediglich für den Transport zuständig waren. Aufgrund des medizinischen Fortschritts und der steigenden Unfallzahlen im Straßenverkehr setzte Ende der 1960er-Jahre eine Professionalisierung dieses Berufsfeldes ein. Treffen Notfallsanitäter vor dem Notarzt am Unfallort ein und müssen bei lebensbedrohlichen Zuständen tätig werden, begeben sie sich in eine juristische Grauzone, die einige Unsicherheiten mit sich bringt.Der Autor: Dr. Pierre Pfütsch ist Historiker und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung in Stuttgart und forscht dort zur deutsch-deutschen Zeitgeschichte von Gesundheitsberufen.

Notfallversorgung auf dem Land: Ergebnisse des Pilotprojektes Land|Rettung

Die Notfallversorgung in ländlichen Gebieten ist gefährdet, da unter anderem die Anzahl der Notfälle steigt, komplexe Einsätze zunehmen und die Anzahl der Notärzte sinkt. Wie es dennoch gelingt, die Notfallversorgung aufrechtzuerhalten, ist Gegenstand des großen, vom Innovationsfond des Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss geförderten Pilotprojekts „Land|Rettung“. Die wesentlichen Ergebnisse des Projekts sind in diesem Buch zusammengefasst. Das innovative Konzept beinhaltet vier Säulen: 1. Stärkung der Laienreanimation, 2. Smartphone-basierte Ersthelfer-Alarmierung, 3. Telenotarzt-System, 4. Zusammenarbeit von Rettungsdienst mit dem kassenärztlichen Notdienst. Das Buch zeigt Lösungen und Ergebnisse in Bezug auf medizinischen Nutzen, Wirtschaftlichkeit und Nachhaltigkeit. Es wendet sich an alle, die in der prähospitalen Akutmedizin tätig sind sowie an Entscheider in Gesundheitspolitik, Kommunalverbänden, Hilfsorganisationen und die Träger des Rettungsdienstes sowie an Entwickler von Produkten und Geräten für die Telemedizin.

Notfälle in der Orthopädie: Ein Handbuch für Studierende, Ärzte und Ärztinnen, Physician Assistants und Pflegefachkräfte

Dieses kompakte Handbuch bietet einen praxisnahen Überblick über häufige Notfälle in der Orthopädie und basiert auf Unterrichtsmaterial der Universität Rochester. Es richtet sich an medizinisches Fachpersonal ohne orthopädische Ausbildung, z.B. Medizinstudierende, Ärzt*innen aus nicht orthopädischen Fächern, Pflegefachkräften und Physician Assistants, und unterstützt sie bei der Beurteilung und Behandlung dieser Fälle. Oft genügt ein grundlegendes Verständnis der Verletzung und der Behandlungsprioritäten, um eine angemessene Sofortversorgung der Patienten zu ermöglichen, von der diese in hohem Maße profitieren. Mehr als ein Dutzend orthopädischer Notfälle werden in einem leicht verständlichen Format präsentiert, darunter offene Frakturen, Gelenkluxationen, septische Arthritis und das Kompartmentsyndrom. Jedes Kapitel beginnt mit einem klinischen Fallbeispiel und enthält dazu relevante Fragen sowie farbige Abbildungen. Ein ideales Nachschlagewerk für Medizinstudierende, nicht-orthopädische Ärzte, Pflegefachkräfte und Physician Assistants – Notfälle in der Orthopädie ist ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden für den Umgang mit diesen kritischen Situationen.

Notfälle mit Bewusstseinsstörungen und Koma: Interdisziplinäre Fallbeispiele und Analysen

​Anhand von 36 realen Fällen mit akuter Störung des Bewusstseins aller Altersstufen schildert dieses Buch, wie Stufendiagnostik und Therapiemaßnahmen aufgebaut sind und wie sie sich im weiteren Behandlungsprozess ständig in kritischer Überprüfung befinden. Das Spektrum der zugrunde liegenden Hirnfunktionsstörungen umfasst neurologische, psychiatrische, internistische und unfallchirurgische Erkrankungen. Lehrreich sind sowohl die Kasuistiken mit günstigem Behandlungsergebnis als auch die Verläufe von Patienten, die ihre Erkrankung nicht überlebt hatten. Die Fallschilderung erfolgt systematisch und praxisorientiert nach Anamnese, Diagnostik und Befund, Therapie und Verlauf, Fazit und Tak-Home-Messages. Zielgruppen sind praktisch tätige Neurologen, Internisten, Intensivmediziner, Notfallmediziner und Psychiater.

Nothing About Us Without Us

James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or developmental disabilities. Nothing About Us Without Us is the first book in the literature on disability to provide a theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism, and colonialism. Charlton's analysis is illuminated by interviews he conducted over a ten-year period with disability rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe, and the United States. Charlton finds an antidote for dependency and powerlessness in the resistance to disability oppression that is emerging worldwide. His interviews contain striking stories of self-reliance and empowerment evoking the new consciousness of disability rights activists. As a latecomer among the world's liberation movements, the disability rights movement will gain visibility and momentum from Charlton's elucidation of its history and its political philosophy of self-determination, which is captured in the title of his book. Nothing About Us Without Us expresses the conviction of people with disabilities that they know what is best for them. Charlton's combination of personal involvement and theoretical awareness assures greater understanding of the disability rights movement.

Nothing But Nets: A Biography Of Global Health Science And Its Objects

Nothing General About It: How Love (and Lithium) Saved Me On and Off General Hospital

The General Hospital star recounts his emotional journey in this instant bestseller, a story of success, show business, family, and mental health.New York Times–bestselling author and Emmy Award–winning actor Maurice Benard is best known for his twenty-five years of playing Michael “Sonny” Corinthos, Jr., on ABC’s hit daytime television show General Hospital. The rakish mobster is beloved and feared, perhaps in equal measure, but what many viewers don’t know is that for decades, Benard lived in true fear of a much greater threat: himself.In Nothing General About It, Benard relays the challenges of growing up in a small town with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, and his struggle to keep his demons at bay while pursuing a career as an actor. From childhood to the outset of his career—and while building his family—he was pushed to the very boundaries of despair, struggling with the stigma of having a mental illness he felt he couldn’t share with the world. In his first memoir, Benard delves into the most challenging parts of his life, including his tenuous childhood relationship with his father, secretly managing manic episodes on the set of General Hospital, and fending off the terrifying setbacks he experienced when he went off his meds.An advocate for mental health awareness, Benard now uses his platform to show all those who are struggling that there is light to be found. Nothing General About It is more than a story of adversity—it’s a love story, a case study in perseverance and candor, and a reminder that bravery is achieved by embracing who you truly are.

Nothing Personal: Disturbing Undercurrents in Cancer Care (Radcliffe Ser.)

This is a remarkable book. It is the story of just one person but it is repeated time and time again by many, all over the world. She has a complex but potentially curable cancer from the outset - one that requires a surgical intervention, radiotherapy and chemotherapy to treat optimally. So Mitzi experiences everything. With a young and very active family to look after, she has a lot to live for so how she deals with uncertainty is fascinating. The disruption to her life by the cancer and its treatment is massive and to add to it all she is going through a marital breakdown at the same time.I feel it's an incredible privilege to be allowed to follow her journey so closely. 'This is essential reading for all who deal with cancer patients - health professionals, politicians, health service developers, carers and, of course, patients themselves. It clearly gives us a distillation of what cancer patients want. We need to create a new network of modern cancer centres where the latest technology in radiotherapy and chemotherapy is seamlessly delivered in a comfortable, welcoming environment. Novel information technology can be used to link the centres so every patient will be monitored to get the best possible treatment.'

Nothing Personal: Medical Thriller

"Action-packed, thoughtful, suspenseful, sensitive, all at the same time and all the way through." ~Ken Keith, Verified Reviewer Trauma nurse Kate Manion is viewing her own hospital from the other side. Badly injured in an auto accident, she's laying in her own ICU, strapped down, paralyzed and unconscious. And yet, somehow, she managed to kill her nurse.The murder was an accident; Kate swears. But the accidental deaths keep happening. Has someone taken Kate's mishap as a mandate to kill off anyone making life difficult for the staff?As corpses pile up, Kate realizes that only she can stop the serial killer who is acting out the fantasy of every staff member at St. Simon's Hospital.With only a burned-out forensic pathologist to help her, Kate must wade through greed, politics, secrets and suspicion to unearth a murderer she doesn't want to find; before he – or she—strikes too close to home.Publisher's Note: As a former trauma nurse, Eileen Dreyer combines her real-world medical knowledge and superb story-telling to bring readers a series of uniquely plotted, spine-tingling, medical mysteries. Fans of Tami Hoag, Elizabeth George, Nora Roberts as well as John Lutz, Michael Crichton and Patricia Cornwell will enjoy these well-crafted medical thrillers. OTHER MEDICAL SUSPENSE/THRILLERS by Eileen Dreyer:Nothing PersonalBrain DeadBad MedicineIf Looks Could Kill

Nourishing Destiny: The Inner Tradition of Chinese Medicine

Nourishing Destiny examines Chinese medicine as a science pertaining to the evolution of consciousness. Equating health with open awareness and illness with habitual functioning, He examines the Chinese notion of destiny as it applies to the practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Nourishing Life the Yang Sheng Way: Nutrition and Lifestyle Advice from Chinese Medicine

Combining the wisdom of classical Chinese medicine with modern nutritional science, this book explores the concept of Yang Sheng, which means to nourish life by nurturing body, mind and spirit in harmony with the natural rhythms and universal laws, revealing the importance of nutrition within it and outlining how our modern lifestyle and environment challenges our ability to do that. A perfect guide for practitioners and students of Chinese medicine, the book explains modern diets and Chinese nutritional theory with a focus on prevention of illness and the impact of lifestyle and environment on our health during each stage of life. Lifestyle and nutritional advice for prevention and treatment of a range of illnesses and conditions is given for both adults and children.

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats (Revised 2nd Edition)

Recalling the culinary customs of our ancestors and looking ahead to a future of robust good health for young and old, Nourishing Traditions offers modern families a fascinating guide to wise food choices and proper preparation techniques. Nutrition researcher Sally Fallon unites the wisdom of the ancients with the latest independent and accurate scientific research. The revised and updated Second Edition contains over 700 delicious recipes that will please both exacting gourmets and busy parents. Book jacket.

Nova Scotia: A Health System Profile (Provincial and Territorial Health System Profiles)

Despite notable variation in health care policy from province to province, most scholarship published on the health care system in Canada uses a broad national perspective. Focusing on the health care systems of individual Canadian provinces and territories, our new series, Health System Profiles, examines the social, political, economic, and epidemiological context of health care policy in each Canadian province. Turning a critical eye to the health care system in Nova Scotia, author Katherine Fierlbeck outlines the organizational and regulatory frameworks structuring provincial health care, while providing a detailed assessment of Nova Scotia’s health financing, physical infrastructure, service provision, and the efficacy of technological resources used in data tracking and health quality assessments. Structured for ease of comparison, Nova Scotia: A Health System Profile will, along with other volumes in the series, help scholars draw analytic evidence-based policy conclusions about the health system of Nova Scotia and other Canadian provinces and territories.

Novel (Trans)dermal Drug Delivery Strategies

This work represents an inventive attempt to apply recent advances in nanotechnology to identify and characterise novel polymer systems for drug delivery through the skin. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements of the nanoscale mechanical properties of topical, drug-containing polymeric films enabled the author to identify optimal compositions, in terms of flexibility and substantivity, for application to the skin. To elucidate the enhanced drug release from polyacrylate films incorporating medium chain triglycerides, the author combined AFM studies with the complementary technique of Raman micro-spectroscopy. This experimental strategy revealed that the significant increase in the drug released from these films is the result of a nanoscale two-phase structure. Finally, in experiments examining the microporation of skin using femtosecond laser ablation, the author demonstrated that the threshold at which the skin's barrier function is undermined can be dramatically reduced by the pre-application of ink. The approach allows thermal damage at the pore edge to be minimised, suggesting a very real potential for substantially increasing drug delivery in a minimally invasive fashion.

Novel Antibacterial Biomaterials for Medical Applications and Modeling of Drug Release Process

This book provides a comprehensive review of synthesis and physicochemical and biological characterization of novel antibacterial biomaterials produced according to original procedures and aimed at medical applications such as wound dressing, soft and hard tissue implants, drug delivery devices, and carriers for cell cultivation. It is intended for all researchers working in the fields of biomaterials and biomedical engineering, as well as medical professionals, science and engineering graduate students, academics, and industrial researchers. Includes in-depth discussions on synthesis and physicochemical characterization of novel poly vinyl alcohol-based hydrogels aimed at wound dressings and soft tissue implants Explores synthesis and physicochemical characterization of novel bioceramic hydroxyapatite-based coatings on metal surface aimed for hard tissue implants Reviews cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of novel poly vinyl alcohol-based hydrogels aimed for wound dressing and soft tissue implants Discusses cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of bioceramic hydroxyapatite-based coatings on metal surface aimed for hard tissue implants Provides original fractional derivative models of drug release process from hydrogels and bioceramic coatings on metal surface and explores diffusion mechanism

Novel Anticancer Drug Protocols

This book not only surveys the whole arena of novel anticancer drug targets, but also presents a wide-ranging selection of cutting-edge techniques currently being applied throughout novel antitumor drug discovery and development. The methods are applied to experiments involving such topics as immunotherapy, angiogenesis, cancer metastasis, the cell cycle, signal transduction inhibitors, apoptosis, antibodies, antisense molecules, microarray gene expression, flow cytometry, and PET imaging for cancer target validation. There are also proven methods for the preclinical identification of drug targets and for target validation during the clinical trials of novel agents.

Novel Antimicrobial Agents and Strategies

By integrating knowledge from pharmacology, microbiology, molecular medicine, and engineering, researchers from Europe, the U.S. and Asia cover a broad spectrum of current and potential antimicrobial medications and treatments. The result is a comprehensive survey ranging from small-molecule antibiotics to antimicrobial peptides and their engineered mimetics, from enzymes to nucleic acid therapeutics, from metallic nanoparticles to photo- and sonosensitizers and to phage therapy. In each case, the therapeutic approaches are compared in terms of their mechanisms, likelihood to induce resistance, and their efficiency in a global healthcare context.Unrivaled knowledge for professionals in fundamental research, pharmaceutical development and clinical practice.

Novel Antischizophrenia Treatments

This volume tries to put current therapy - achievements, shortcomings, remaining medical needs - and emerging new targets into the context of increasing knowledge regarding the genetic and neurodevelopmental contributions to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Some of the chapters also deal with respective experimental and clinical methodology, biomarkers, and translational aspects of drug development. The volume concentrates on reviewing the ongoing research attempting to identify novel treatments for the cognitive deficits and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, which are not treated adequately by current antipsychotic medications.

Novel Apoptotic Regulators in Carcinogenesis

Our recent understanding of the cellular and molecular defects and the regulation of the apoptotic signalling pathways has resulted in rationally designed anticancer strategies and the development of novel agents that regulates apoptosis. A comprehensive review of all apoptotic-related anticancer therapies is not the purpose of this book. However, in the volume of this book with 11 chapters, we have described a number of novel apoptotic regulators that have shown promising value and also great feasibility for cancer treatment. These novel agents either occur naturally or are chemically synthesized. While we are excited about the discovery and development of these novel apoptotic regulators as potential anticancer agents, a degree of caution should be always borne in mind when interpreting the success of preclinical pro-apoptotic candidates since potential problems inevitably lie ahead. These problems usually include target specificity, unanticipated toxicity, compound stability, formulation issues, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles. Nevertheless, we believe that this collection of 11 chapters by established leaders in the area of apoptosis will be of great interest to not only academics working in the field of cancer research and apoptosis but also pharmaceutical and pharmacological industries that . We are looking forward to the further development to push these potential agents toward clinical stage.

Novel Approaches in Metronomic Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Treatment

This book provides the latest research and developments in the field of metronomic chemotherapy for breast cancer. It presents the principles and mechanisms of metronomic chemotherapy, preclinical and clinical studies, and the latest developments in drug delivery systems and nanoformulations. The clinical pharmacology of metronomic chemotherapy, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacoeconomics, and adverse drug reactions, are also examined.Key Features: Introduces metronomics therapy in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment of breast cancer Explores the potential of metronomics in terms of personalized chemotherapy Present pharmacological bases of metronomic chemotherapy Covers the latest developments in drug delivery systems, nanotechnology, and nanoformulations Discusses antiangiogenic effects and the impact of metronomics on immunity This book is useful for students, researchers, oncologists, pharmacologists, and healthcare experts interested in understanding the clinical potential of metronomic chemotherapy in breast cancer.

Novel Biomarkers in the Continuum of Breast Cancer

This volume provides a comprehensive review of established and novel biomarkers across the continuum of breast cancer. The volume covers topics related to breast cancer risk and prevention, prediction of response to today's standard therapies, and markers capable of influencing treatment decisions in the near future. Chapter authors combine their wide-ranging expertise to review the current status of the biomarker and to offer their individual perspectives on how biomarkers may be used in future treatments and research. Breast cancer continues to be the most common malignancy diagnosed in women in the Western world. While there are multiple treatment approaches for breast cancer, today more than ever we recognize that each tumor is unique. The challenge ahead is to consider how to best use validated and novel biomarkers to select the most appropriate treatment(s) for individual patients.