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The Pre-hospital Volume,
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Issue listing

 

Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 3
Issue 4
Issue 5
Issue 6
Issue 7
Issue 8
Issue 9
Issue 10
Issue 11
Issue 12
Issue 13

 

Issue 1

Skills: Spinal immobilisation
Trauma: Reading the wreakage
Medical: Solving the patient puzzle
Medical: One sugar or two?
Questions: Three-sided dressings, MI recognition
Case study: Stroke and diabetes
Reference: Common medication and their uses

Issue 2

Skills: Airway management
Trauma: Primary survey
Medical: Epilepsy
Medical: Multiple sclerosis
Paediatrics: Paediatric assessment triangle
Questions: Drowning, Epistaxis
Case study: Fracture prediction
Special feature: AMBEX review
Reference: Common mnemonics & basline assessment

Issue 3

Skills: Assessing respiratory status
Trauma: Secondary survey
Medical: Abdominal pain
Medical: Lupus
Paediatrics: Meningitis
Questions: Handover and blood pressure measurement
Case study: Dizziness and fainting
Special feature: Poisons and overdoses
Reference: Effects and treatment for poisons and drugs

Issue 4

Skills: Splinting
Trauma: Burns
Medical: Asthma
Medical: Sickle cell disease
Paediatrics: Fever
Questions: Strokes, cervical collars
Case study: Dementia and confusion
Special feature: Pregnancy
Reference: Bones of the body

Issue 5

Skills: Defibrillation
Trauma: Electrical injuries
Medical: Stroke and TIAs
Medical: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Paediatrics: Croup
Questions: Basic life support, BP meters
Case study: Kidney stones
A&P: Respiratory system
Special feature: Casualty simulation
New products: SAM Sling for pevlic fractures
Reference: Symbols, abbreviations & directions

Issue 6

Trauma: Head injuries
Medical: Fainting
Medical: Ankylosing spondylitis
Paediatrics: Imminent birth
Questions: AED use, consent
Special feature: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Special feature: AMBEX review
New products: Reel splint
Reference: The heart

Issue 7

Skills: Pain assessment
Trauma: Eye injuries
Medical: Hypothermia
Medical: Parkinson's disease
Paediatrics: Neonate care
Questions: Aspirin
Case study: Fever and infection
Special feature: Equipment review: Rescue and Medical packs
New products: Morgan lens
Reference: Nervous system

Issue 8

Skills: EpiPen administration
Trauma: Dislocations
Medical: Anaphylaxis
Medical: Crohn's disease
Paediatrics: Child abuse
Questions: ECGs reference, CHAT & ASHICE, IVAD
Case study: Shoulder dislocation
Special feature: Patient handling and carry chairs
Reference: Peak flow measurements

Issue 9

Skills: Laryngectomy management
Trauma: Traumatic amputation
Medical: Pulmonary embolism
Medical: Down's syndromw
Paediatrics: Child development
Extended skills: Capnography
Questions: Anoxia and brain swelling, Nervous system
Case study: Seizures and pregnancy
Special feature: EMS Today
Reference: Capnography

Issue 10

Skills: Infection control
Trauma: Finger fractures
Medical: Heat emergencies
Medical: Hypothyroidism
Paediatrics: Child development 2
Extended skills: The LMA
Questions: Cardiac stunning, Cheyne-stokes breathing
Case study: Paracetamol overdose
Special feature: AMBEX review
Reference: Renal system

Issue 11

Skills: Resuscitation 2005 (BLS)
Trauma: Spinal cord injury
Medical: Heart failure
Medical: Arthritis
Paediatrics: Child development 3
Extended skills: Resuscitation 2005 (ALS)
Questions: Blood glucose monitoring
Case study: Distracting injuries
Special feature: Equipment review: Intubation aid and boots
Reference: Resuscitation 2005, The liver

Issue 12

Skills: Falls assessment
Trauma: Chest injuries
Medical: Aortic aneurysm
Medical: Cystic fibrosis
Paediatrics: Child development 4
Extended skills: Intra-ossessous access and infusion
Questions: MI treatment,
Case study: Paediatric difficulty in breathing
New products: BOC Lifeline oxygen
Reference: Paediatric and geriatric patient references

Issue 13

Skills: Glasgow Coma Score
Trauma: Drowning and immersion incidents
Medical: Urinary tract infections
Medical: Hyperventilation syndrome
Paediatrics: Bronchiolitis and RSV
Extended skills: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
ECGs: Introducing the ECG
Questions: Changes to first aid practice
Case study: Check the history
Pharmacology: Aspirin
A&P: Electrical conductive system of the heart
Special feature: Managing blood loss
New products: Products and services
Guidance & research Feverish children, major incidents & ECGS