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Augmentative and alternative communication in acute and critical care settings / Richard Hurtig and Debora Downey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurtig, Richard, author.
- Downey, Debora, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--Means of communication.
- People with disabilities.
- Communication devices for people with disabilities.
- Critical care medicine.
- University of Iowa. Hospitals and Clinics.
- University of Iowa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego : Plural Publishing, [2009]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book reviews the more traditional use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and expands it into the acute and critical care arenas. It is a ""how-to"" handbook filled with protocols, realistic solutions for implementation across hospital units and rich case examples that provide validation of the efficacy of AAC with the acute care population.
- Contents:
- History of AAC
- Challenges
- The impact of assistive technology (AT) in acute care settings
- Assessment protocol
- Switches as the first step to establishing communication
- Iowa AAC templates
- Mounting/access issues
- Pain management
- Environmental control units (ECU)
- Bad news : communication issues
- Cases
- Setting up and funding an assistive technology service
- Useful products and links.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59756-782-5
- OCLC:
- 904517967
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