Acute Illness Management

Download or read book Acute Illness Management written by Chris Mulryan and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prospect of caring for acutely ill patients has the potential to overwhelm students and newly qualified health professionals, with many reporting feelings of stress, fear and inexperience. In this context, Acute Illness Management arrives as a much needed guide to the fundamental aspects of care in the hospital setting. This book equips students with a practical understanding of essential skills ranging from resuscitation to early intervention and to trauma care. It explains the rationale behind protocols of care highlighting the relationship between theory and practice.