Woolcock Mark (ed.) Pre-Obstetric Emergency Training: A Practical Approach

2nd edition. — Wiley-Blackwell, 2019. — 203 p. — (Advanced Life Support Group) — ISBN: 978-1-119-34838-2Fully revised and now in full-colour, the new edition of Pre-Obstetric Emergency Training (POET) will help practitioners identify and manage a range of time-critical obstetric emergencies, specifically in the pre-obstetric department setting.Providing structured examination and assessment techniques as an aid to determine what treatment should be provided before transport, this practical manual equips the practitioner with the knowledge necessary to save the mother and fetus in life threatening circumstances before admission to the hospital. New to the second edition are chapters covering non-technical skills and communication, as well as complicated labour and delivery.Designed to accompany the associated Advanced Life Support Group training course, Pre-Obstetric Emergency Training serves as an authoritative guide for a range of pre-hospital practitioners dealing with specialist situations.Obstetric services
Legal and ethical issues
When things go wrong
Getting it right – non‐technical skills and communications
Anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy
Structured approach to the obstetric patient
Collapse, cardiac arrest and shock in pregnancy
Emergencies in early pregnancy (up to 20 weeks)
Emergencies in late pregnancy (from 20 weeks)
Trauma, surgical and medical emergencies
Normal labour and delivery
Complicated labour and delivery
Emergencies after delivery
Resuscitation of the baby at birth
Assessment and management of the post‐gynaecological surgery patient