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Informationen zum Autor Bilal Salman, Timothy Williamson Zusammenfassung A care bundle is a group of specific! non-prescriptive! evidence-based components that! when performed collectively and reliably! have been established to improve patient outcomes. Emergency medicine care bundles support healthcare professionals in providing focused management plans for common presentations. They are explicitly focused on the initial intervention and are specific to the resuscitation and management that precedes in patient care. Care bundles are fundamental to enabling a quick! well-defined response from the emergency care team! whose actions can make a vital difference to a patient's long-term outcome from the first few steps of treatment. Invaluable to both trainees and consultants! Care Bundles in Emergency Medicine uses the specific approach propagated by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. It is concise yet highly detailed! making use of bullets! ideal for rapid! everyday reference. Each presentation lists the specific care bundle! additional information and considerations if required! and a concluding overview to reinforce key concepts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword vi Preface vii Abbreviations viii The universal care bundle 1 1 Trauma 3 o Head injury (GCS score 5 years 107 o Febrile child 110 o Apnoea 113 o Status epilepticus 114 o Pulled elbow (subluxation of the radial head) 116 5 Elderly care and bereavement 119 o Frail elderly discharge 120 o Bereavement care 121 6 Mental health emergencies 123 o Deliberate self- harm 124 o Poisoning 125 o Alcohol intoxication 127 o Alcohol withdrawal 129 o Substance misuse 131 o Panic or anxiety 132 o Acute psychosis 133 Index 135...
