Critical Care Paramedicine: A Case-Based Approach

Critical care paramedics regularly perform advanced life support to patients during the most stressful and time-sensitive situations. Not only do they require specialist medical knowledge in order to care for critically ill patients, but they are also often expected to think quickly and keep calm under pressure.

Putting you in the centre of the action as a critical care paramedic, this book brings together a range of in-depth case studies on critical care. It first presents you with a scenario, and then delves deep into the case details in order to challenge and assess your wider understanding of the situation.

Key features include:

• Over 35 in-depth case studies covering Leadership, Airway, Resuscitation, Cardiac Arrest, Medical Emergencies, Trauma, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Toxicology
• Contributions from a range of international, specialist authors.
• Question and answer-based format to break down your learning into easily digestable sections with full-colour illustrations.
• Self-reflective questions to enable you to think critically about patient care
• Fully evidence-based and up-to-date with the latest guidance for international best practice.

The book will allow you to further your understanding and knowledge of critical care, whether studying for exams, working within an aeromedical environment or providing life-saving care on the ground.  

This resource is superbly written and presented, offering contextually relevant, contemporary and highly accessible learning in this rapidly evolving space within paramedicine. It's a must-read for anyone considering a career in critical care, already working in this space, or simply looking to enhance their critical thinking skills more broadly.

A/Prof Gayle Christie, Consultant in Prehospital and Emergency Medicine and Medical Director St John Ambulance WA, Australia

David Anderson is the Medical Director of Ambulance Victoria, an Intensive Care Physician at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Paramedicine at Monash University. David worked as a paramedic in Auckland, New Zealand before completing medical training at the University of Auckland and then undertaking postgraduate training in intensive care medicine, anaesthesia, palliative medicine and prehospital and retrieval medicine in Auckland, Sydney and Toronto before settling in Melbourne. His clinical interests are prehospital and retrieval medicine, trauma critical care, ECMO, palliative care and bioethics.

Ben Meadley is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University in the Department of Paramedicine. Ben has more than 25 years’ experience, gaining expertise in prehospital critical care, paramedic education, paramedic health research, search and rescue, human performance, systems improvement and clinical guideline development. Much of Ben’s experience is from working as an Intensive Care Flight Paramedic (MICA) at Ambulance Victoria. He divides his time between clinical, systems improvement and research roles.

Alexander Olaussen is a Paramedic, Doctor and a Senior Lecturer at Monash University in the Department of Paramedicine. Alex has years of clinical and research experience, with expertise in bridging the pre-hospital and in-hospital environments in critical care. The majority of Alex’s experience is working as a rural emergency doctor and conducting research related to paramedicine. Alex holds a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and divides his time between clinical care, mentoring and fostering novice researchers and optimising educational strategies.

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