Pre-Hospital Anesthesia Handbook

Indications and Decision Making.- Pre-Hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation.- Post-intubation Management.- Equipment and Minimum Monitoring Standards.- Drugs and Sedation.- Special Circumstances.- Complications and Adverse Events.

From the reviews:

"This is a handbook principally for those in paramedic/ambulance corps who provide care to patients prior to hospitalization. ... The authors endeavor to provide a knowledge base and guide therapy for those without a clinical experience base. The book develops technical, medical, and pharmacological concepts ... . Paramedics, EMTs, or other members of first-responder teams are the intended audience. ... The primary focus is the attainment of airway control. ... As an academic anesthesiologist, I found this a very quick read." (Martin Dauber, Doody's Review Service, January, 2011)

"The authors of this handbook are anaesthetists from a military background who have developed a course for paramedics to introduce concepts of pre-hospital anaesthesia care. This book evolved from this course and is aimed at emergency physicians, other medical practitioners and paramedics ... . authors are to be congratulated for making the steps to successful pre-hospital rapid sequence intubation very clear ... . Cricoid pressure is well-described and many excellent tips about successful anaesthetic techniques are given." (M. Fong, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, May, 2011)