Front Cover; Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine; Copyright; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the third edition; Contributors; Contents; Section 1: Resuscitation; 1.1 Basic life support; Introduction; Development of protocols; Initial evaluation: DR ABCD approach; Management; Defibrillation; BLS summary; References; 1.2 Advanced life support; Introduction; Aetiology and incidence of cardiac arrest; Advanced life support guidelines and algorithms; Initiation of ALS; Attachment of the defibrillator/monitor and rhythm recogniton; Defibrillation; The CPR 'Code Blue' process. Other ALS interventionsDrug therapy in ALS; Haemodynamic monitoring during CPR; When to discontinue ALS; Prognosis for survival after cardiac arrest; Uniform reporting in cardiac arrest research; References; 1.3 Ethics of resuscitation; Introduction; Application of the principles of Beauchamp and Childress to resuscitation medicine; Futility; Consent, withholding and withdrawing resuscitation; 'Not For Resuscitation' (NFR) orders; Practising resuscitation procedures on the newly dead; Conclusions; References; Section 2: Critical care; 2.1 Airway and ventilation management; Introduction. Non-invasive ventilationEndotracheal intubation; The difficult intubation; Laryngeal mask airway; Intubating laryngeal mask airway; Fibreoptic bronchoscope-assisted intubation; Retrograde intubation; Blind nasotracheal intubation; Cricothyroidotomy; Tracheostomy; Mechanical ventilation; Extubation in the emergency department; References; 2.2 Oxygen therapy; Introduction; Physiology of oxygen; Oxygen delivery systems; Variable performance systems; Fixed-performance systems; 100% oxygen delivery systems; Helium and oxygen mixtures; Measurement of oxygenation. Paediatric considerations in oxygen therapyTransfer of patients on oxygen therapy; Oxygen therapy in specific circumstances; Complications of oxygen therapy; Special delivery systems; References; 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring; Introduction; Historical background; Overview of cardiovascular physiology; Role of haemodynamic monitoring in the emergency department; Clinical assessment; Blood pressure monitoring; Other non-invasive monitoring methods for cardiac output; Invasive devices; Conclusion; Future developments; References; 2.4 Shock overview; Introduction; Aetiology and epidemiology. PathophysiologyClinical features in the initial diagnosis of shock; Initial emergency management of the shocked patient; Guidance for interventions and treatments; Interventions in shock; The effects of shock on other interventions; The management of specific shock syndromes; Conclusion; References; 2.5 Sepsis and septic shock; Introduction; Aetiology and pathophysiology; Clinical features; Clinical investigations; Treatment; References; 2.6 Arterial blood gases; Introduction; Normal values; Definitions and conventions; Venous gas correlation; Arterial blood gas specimen collection.
A major postgraduate textbook in emergency medicine, covering all the major topics that present to the trainee doctor in the emergency department.
A comprehensive textbook of adult emergency medicine for trainee doctors - covers all the problems likely to present to a trainee in the emergency department.
Chapters are short and concise, with key point boxes (called "Essentials") at the beginning.
Also has boxes featuring controversial areas of treatment.