Ambulance Care Essentials, Second Edition

This second edition of Ambulance Care Essentials offers a complete guide to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to work as a support worker or similar within the ambulance service.Covering fundamental elements of the role, the book combines theoretical aspects of communication, legal and ethical issues and safeguarding with more practical areas such as manual handling, medical emergencies and a range of clinical skills.It includes in-depth chapters on the primary areas of patient assessment as well as covering different patient populations across the lifecourse. Key features include:•Clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions for range of practical skills and procedures including how to handle different types of trauma and cardiac arrest•Detailed anatomical diagrams to provide the reader with the necessary context to carry out the practical elements of their job more effectively•Evidence-based throughout and up-to-date with the latest guidance, policy and research•Spec