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Critical Care Nursing in Emergency Toxicology
Critical Care Nursing in Emergency Toxicology
| Author/Editor : | Vivekanshu Verma, Sandhya Shankar Pandey, Atul Bansal |
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| Pages : | 405 |
| Specialty : | Critical Care Nursing |
| Book Type : | Academic & Professional |
Toxicology is a notoriously difficult subject to master considering the volume of information that needs to be memorized. Critical Care Nursing in Emergency Toxicology is the need of the hour. The authors have made easier to remember all this, with the help of quirky mnemonics, toxic poems, easy recalls & point wise discussion. It has authentic knowledge from the latest concepts in managing poisoning. Simple words are used with least medical jargon, easy to understand and recall for the health care providers. Highlights of this Book includes: Toxidromal approach in examination & diagnosis, Crime Scene Investigation (CSi) by Toxic Detective Nurse in poisoning, Accreditation norms for drug management in ER, Dosing & Dilution in toxicology, Mega-doses of antidotes available in pharmacy, Chain of custody for samples to forensic lab, Physical restraints & chemical restraints in violent intoxicated patients, Involuntary admission in psychiatric drug addict patients, Precautions in nursing suicidal attempters after poisoning, Narcotic drugs in double lock under NDPS act, Nursing Drug addicts & Alcohol Withdrawal patients, Nursing Precautions in Opioid dependent Cancer patients, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) in toxicology, Organ transplantation in toxicology.
Toxic Poems by Toxic Detective: Poems & Paintings for Prevention of Poisoning in Paediatrics. An unconventional literary approach to learn and teach Drug Overdoses, Venomous bites & stings related Poisonings in Rhymes includes Drinking Driving, Enough is Enough, What to Eat, What to Drink, and What to Leave for Poison, Kiss of life, Saving lives from autopsy knives, Snakebite, Snake poem, Long snake- Little wound- Larger damages- Lives Lost, Viper bites, Scorpion Stings, Pesticides, Coral Snakes Rhyme, Atropa Belladona, Colouring pages for venomous snakes, ants, bee, wasp, scorpions, poisonous plants- opium, Dhatura. The environment in Emergency & Intensive care is very stressful & challenging, not only for the budding nurses & resident doctors, who don’t have the experience & expertise to manage the fatal poisoning exposures, but also for toxicology nurses & emergency doctors, due to unpredictable outcome & high risk of mortality & morbidity, managing at odd hours in midnight duties, while overcoming their sleep & exhaustion, for which this book will be the to be read & consulted, at a stressful location (ICU, Emergency. Crime Scene Etc.,) as a Stress-Buster to Stressed & Burned-out Nurses & Doctors; as well as a Myth-Buster (to administer antidote or not, to do gastric lavage or not), and this book will be this year’s Block-Buster (Indian ICU Nursing Book on Emergency Toxicology).
Dr Vivekanshu Verma, MBBS, DFM is a unique combination of a Clinical Toxicologist, Author, Editor, Poet, Clinical Forensic physician, Medical Examiner, Instructor, Skill Trainer & Medicolegal Expert. He is Honorary Toxicology Expert, Central Bureau of Investigation. He is currently posted as Associate Consultant & Fellow in Department of Emergency & Trauma Care, MEDANTA the Medicity, Gurugram. He has been honoured recently by “Award of excellence in field of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology” by Indian Association of Forensic Medicine, 2019. He ranked 9th in Pre-Medical Test (1997), Ranked 1st in PG foundation programme at SMS Medical college, Jaipur (2009), Ranked 1st in Rajasthan University of Health Sciences in Diploma in Forensic Medicine (2011). He is Associate faculty in Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai & Interstate Medical Examiner in Masters in Emergency Medicine exit examination by George Washington University. He is appointed as Indian Society of Toxicology (IST) Vice President - North Zone, for (2018-19). He is appointed as Coordinator of Indian Society of Toxicology Life Support Course (ISTOLS). He has Experience of presenting and contributing to featured series on Emergency in Broadcast Media: Featured as Consultant Toxicologist in National Geographic serial ‘Emergency Room’ Documentary recorded in Medanta: Performed Lifesaving skills in 3 episodes of international TV serial telecasted in 2013- 2014. He is an Author & Editor in internationally published Medical Books on Medical Toxicology.
Capt. Sandhya Shankar Pandey, RN, RM; BSc Nsg (Hons), MBA (Healthcare Management), MBA (Human Resource Management); PG Dip. (Clinical Leadership – National University of Singapore). She is currently Director Nursing, Medanta -The Medicity, Gurugram. She has Twenty four years contribution to Military Nursing, Industrial and Corporate Nursing and Healthcare Quality Assurance. She is NABH Assessor; NABH Nursing Excellence Faculty and Assessor; AHA Instructor. She received General Kariappa’s Medal for Best All-round Nursing Officer at AFMC; Jun 1998. She is honoured in 2016 with Max India Chairman’s Award in recognition of consistent outstanding performance across employees of Max India Group of Companies. She is recently honoured with "Woman Leadership Award" at the "National Healthcare Leadership Congress and Awards" by Zee Business, 2019. She has authored Hospital Housekeeping Guidelines for Indian Hospitals; facilitated, Published and released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Dr. Atul Bansal, MBBS, MRCEM, FRCEM, is currently working as Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Park Hospital, Sough SL2 4HL, United Kingdom.
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