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by Samuel L. Marshall (Author)
In this practical and informative text, current and future clinicians and EMS professionals will learn the importance of proper airway management to prevent and reduce sentinel events.
Unfortunately, many programs focus mainly on training students to pass national tests while failing to emphasize the necessary critical-thinking skills that can make such a profound difference in the field. Samuel L. Marshall-a critical care flight paramedic with over twenty years of EMS experience-wants to rectify that imbalance. This new text teaches the most effective ways to make conscious evaluations, decisions, and implementations regarding patient management and care.
Perfect for resident physicians, nurses, and paramedics preparing to work in hospitals and emergency environments as well as experienced providers, this instructional book goes beyond the basics taught in alphabet courses-including advance trauma life support. Rural Clinician Airway Management provides unique, in-depth knowledge of training techniques and available practical treatment options that are essential to manage a wide variety of airway scenarios.
Author Biography
Samuel L. Marshall is a critical care flight paramedic and manager of two remote-hospital-based medical helicopters. He has over twenty years of EMS experience, including firefighting, and four certifications in emergency critical care and paramedic transport.
The owner of a medical education company, Marshall works with physician residency programs to teach airway management and emergency procedures. He Frequently hosts airway symposiums to include instruction using cadaver specimens for a true learning experience. In addition, he is a consultant for a special medical distribution company that creates innovative new medical devices to improve patient outcomes.
Marshall resides in West Point, Mississippi, with his wife, Danielle, and two daughters, Maggie and Cate.
