Safety training for obstetric emergencies : the OB F.A.S.T approach / Giancarlo Mari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mari, Giancarlo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obstetrical emergencies.

Women patients--Safety measures.

Women patients.

Labor (Obstetrics)--Complications.

Labor (Obstetrics).

Medical education.

Obstetric Labor Complications.

Simulation Training.

Patient Safety.

Education, Medical.

Dystocia.

Medical Subjects:

Obstetric Labor Complications.

Simulation Training.

Patient Safety.

Education, Medical.

Dystocia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 189 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Other Title:

Safety training for obstetric emergencies : the OB FAST approach

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2019]

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Developed to improve patient safety during labor and delivery, the OB F.A.S.T. (Obstetrical Feasible Approach to Safety Training) simulation program is a proven, award-winning resource is designed for all members of the interdisciplinary obstetrics team to use together. Written by Dr. Giancarlo Mari, who developed the program and currently trains providers around the U.S. and the world, this volume helps teams strengthen their common knowledge of obstetric emergencies. This knowledge is then applied to rehearse emergencies together and prepare team members to provide a safe labor and delivery experience for every mother and child.

Contents:

Front matter

Copyright

Dedication

List of contibutors

A brief history of the Obstetrics Simulation Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health, Memphis

Acknowledgments

About the author

1. Teamwork training: basic concepts

2. Checklists in obstetrics

3. Delivery room management of a preterm infant

4. Cardiac arrest in pregnancy

5. Respiratory distress

6. Anesthesia complications

7. Obstetric ultrasound

8. Intrapartum fetal monitoring

9. Shoulder dystocia

10. Operative vaginal delivery

11. Vaginal breech delivery

12. Breech extraction of a second twin

13. Umbilical cord prolapse

14. Antepartum hemorrhage

15. Vasa previa

16. Uterine rupture

17. Postpartum hemorrhage

18. Blood transfusion

19. Uterine inversion

20. Hypertensive urgency and eclampsia

21. Sepsis

22. Diabetic ketoacidosis

23. Thyroid storm

24. Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy

25. Amniotic fluid embolism

26. Myasthenia gravis

27. Autonomic dysreflexia

28. Trauma in pregnancy

29. Pregnancies in challenging locations

Appendix A

Appendix B.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from table of contents page (Elsevier ClinicalKey, viewed January 9, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780323697200

0323697208

OCLC:

1107640398

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.