"Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilities may be without power; trained staff, ambulances, medical supplies and beds co…
Doyle examines the role of local and national politics on hospitals. In the years before the formation of the Welfare State, access to hospital care was limited by economic and social factors which varied from place to place. Ultimately, Doyle argues that social and economic div…
Doyle examines the role of local and national politics on hospitals. Ultimately, Doyle argues that social and economic diversity created a number of models for future health care which rested on a combination of voluntary and municipal provision.
The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care in Hospital is an ideal companion for ward practitioners, providing answers to these and many other practical diabetes problems, helping you to deliver safe and effective care to patients.
The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care in Hospital. 3 am call: `Mrs X has a blood sugar of 23. Come and deal with it' `I think my insulin pen is called something like Solostar' The respiratory doctors started high dose prednisolone, and the patient's glucose is 18 `What is the blo…
3 am call: "Mrs X has a blood sugar of 23. Come and deal with it.""I think my insulin pen is called something like Solostar."The respiratory doctors started high dose prednisolone, and the patient's glucose is 18. What is the blood glucose target for this patient admitted with a…
This book explores military patients' experiences of frontline medical evacuation, war surgery, and the social world of military hospitals during the First World War. The proximity of the front and the colossal numbers of wounded created greater public awareness of the impact of…
This volume offers a new cultural approach to the history of medicine and wounding in the First World War, placing personal experiences of pain into the social, cultural, and political contexts of military medical institutions.
Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) is the coursebook for the Advanced Life Support Group's internationally taught training for health care professionals responding to major incidents. The practical approach employed in MIMMS has proved an invaluable aid to bot…
Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) is the coursebook for the Advanced Life Support Group's internationally taught training for health care professionals responding to major incidents. The practical approach employed in MIMMS has proved an invaluable aid to bot…
Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) is the coursebook for the Advanced Life Support Group's internationally taught training for health care professionals responding to major incidents. The practical approach employed in MIMMS has proved an invaluable aid to bot…
