Aeromedical transportation : a clinical guide.
Material type: TextPublication details: Aldershot : Ashgate, 2006.Edition: 2nd ed. / T. MartinDescription: xxii, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0754641473 (hbk.)
- 0754641481 (pbk.)
- 9780754641476 (hbk.)
- 9780754641483 (pbk.)
- 362.188 22
- RC1063 .M275 2006
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Previous ed.: / by Terence Martin and Howard D. Rodenberg. Aldershot: Avebury Aviation, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 History of aeromedical transportation -- 2 Overview -- 3 The atmosphere / T. Martin and M. Glanfield -- 4 The physiological effects of altitude / T. Martin and M. Glanfield -- 5 The biodynamics of flight / T. Martin and M. Glanfield -- 6 Transmeridian and long haul flights -- 7 Operational aspects of aeromedical transport -- 8 The medical flight crew -- 9 Aeromedical equipment -- 10 Indications for aeromedical transport -- 11 Clinical considerations in transport of the ill and injured -- 12 Transport of patients with spinal injuries -- 13 Transport of burns patients -- 14 Transport of the obstetric patient -- 15 Transport of neonatal and pediatric patients -- 16 Critical care transfers and retrievals -- 17 Nursing care in the air / T. Martin and I. MacLennan -- 18 The administration of aeromedical transport organizations -- 19 Medicolegal aspects of aeromedical transport -- 20 Planning the successful international repatriation -- 21 Primary transfers : the casualty evacuation conflict.
Updated with research carried out after the publication of the previous edition, this book is designed as a primer for someone entering the area of aeromedical transportation. It describes how flight affects the body, equipment required, considerations for the transportation of people with particular conditions/injuries, and the administrative aspects of aeromedical transportation.
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