Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine Lecture Notes provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, for a sound introduction to this core specialty area. Presented in a user-friendly format, combining readability with flowcharts and high-quality illustrations, this fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in the field of emergency medicine. For this new edition, Emergency Medicine Lecture Notes features: Illustrations and flow charts in a two colour presentation throughout More detail on imaging, diagnosis and management of a wide range of acute conditions A brand new companion website at lecturenoteseries.com/emergencymed featuring a selection of MCQs to test readers on common pitfalls in emergency medicine Not only is this book a great starting point to support initial teaching on the topic, but it is easy to dip in and out of for reference or revision at the end of a module, rotation or final exams. Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of emergency medicine, Emergency Medicine Lecture Notes presents 'need to know' information for all those involved in treating those in an emergency setting.

Emergency Medicine Lecture Notes provides all thenecessary information, within one short volume, for a soundintroduction to this core specialty area.Presented in a user-friendly format, combining readability withflowcharts and high-quality illustrations, this fourth edition hasbeen thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in the field ofemergency medicine. For this new edition, Emergency MedicineLecture Notes features:* Illustrations and flow charts in a two colourpresentation throughout* More detail on imaging, diagnosis and management of a widerange of acute conditions* A brand new companion website at href="lecturenoteseries.com/emergencymed">lecturenoteseries.com/emergencymedfeaturing a selection of MCQs to test readers on common pitfalls inemergency medicineNot only is this book a great starting point to support initialteaching on the topic, but it is easy to dip in and out of forreference or revision at the end of a module, rotation or finalexams. Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledgeof emergency medicine, Emergency Medicine Lecture Notespresents 'need to know' information for all those involved intreating those in an emergency setting.

Preface to the fourth edition, viiPreface to the second edition, viiiPreface to the first edition, ix1 What every emergency physician must know, 12 Major trauma and multiple injuries, 193 Head injuries, 334 The neck and the back, 505 Facial injuries, 646 Injuries to the trunk, 727 The lower limb, 868 The upper limb, 1119 The hand, 12810 Burns, contamination and irradiation, 13611 Cardiac arrest and cardiac dysrhythmias, 15012 Chest pain, 17613 Respiratory distress, 19614 Collapse and sudden illness, 21915 Poisoning, 26816 Abdominal pain, 30217 Obstetric, gynaecological, genitourinary and perineal problems, 31618 Children's problems in the emergency department, 32819 The disturbed patient, 35720 Medicolegal aspects of emergency medicine, 37021 Small wounds and localised infections, 39122 Ophthalmic, ENT and facial conditions, 411Index, 426