The neck and the back
Whenever spinal protection is removed to aid examination, the neck and spine must be held still by one staff member who has no other responsibilities. INJURY TO THE SPINAL CORD…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
24. Academic Emergency Medicine
Section 24 Academic Emergency Medicine Edited by George Jelinek Outline 24.1 Research methodology 782 24.2 Writing for publication 790 24.3 Principles of medical education 793 24.4 Undergraduate teaching in emergency medicine 799 24.5 Postgraduate emergency medicine teaching and simulation 804…
5. Cardiovascular Emergencies
Section 5 Cardiovascular Emergencies Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly Outline 5.1 Chest pain 213 5.2 Acute coronary syndromes 220 5.3 Assessment and management of acute pulmonary oedema 227 5.4 Arrhythmias 232 5.5 Pulmonary embolism 244 5.6 Pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and myocarditis 252 5.7 Heart…
2. Critical Care
Section 2 Critical Care Edited by Anthony Brown Outline 2.1 Airway and ventilation management 14 2.2 Oxygen therapy 21 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring 32 2.4 Shock overview 38 2.5 Sepsis and septic shock 48 2.6 Arterial blood gases 52 2.7 Cerebral resuscitation after cardiac…
27. Administration
Section 27 Administration Edited by George Jelinek Outline 27.1 Emergency department staffing 885 27.2 Emergency department layout 888 27.3 Quality assurance/quality improvement 893 27.4 Business planning 895 27.5 Accreditation, specialist training and recognition in Australasia 898 27.6 Specialist training and recognition…
7. Digestive Emergencies
Section 7 Digestive Emergencies Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly Outline 7.1 Dysphagia 327 7.2 Approach to abdominal pain 329 7.3 Bowel obstruction 338 7.4 Hernia 340 7.5 Gastroenteritis 342 7.6 Haematemesis and melaena 347 7.7 Peptic ulcer disease and gastritis 352 7.8 Biliary tract disease 356 7.9 Pancreatitis 360…
25. Emergency Medicine and the Law
Section 25 Emergency Medicine and the Law Edited by George Jelinek Outline 25.1 Mental health and the law: the Australasian and UK perspectives 808 25.2 The coroner: the Australasian and UK perspectives 817 25.3 Consent…
9. Infectious Disease Emergencies
Section 9 Infectious Disease Emergencies Edited by Peter Cameron Outline 9.1 Approach to undifferentiated fever in adults 428 9.2 Meningitis 434 9.3 Septic arthritis 440 9.4 Urinary tract infections 442 9.5 Skin and soft-tissue infections 450 9.6 Hepatitis 458 9.7 HIV/AIDS 463 9.8 Sexually transmitted…
14. Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Emergencies
Section 14 Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Emergencies Edited by Anthony Brown Outline 14.1 Rheumatological emergencies 571 14.2 Monoarthritis 578 14.3 Polyarthritis 582 14.4 Musculoskeletal and soft-tissue emergencies 591 14.1 Rheumatological emergencies Michael J Gingold, Adam B Bystrzycki and Flavia…
29. Toxicology Emergencies
Section 29 Toxicology Emergencies Edited by Mark Little Outline 29.1 Approach to the poisoned patient 951 29.2 Cardiovascular drugs 958 29.3 Antipsychotic drugs 965 29.4 Antidepressant drugs 969 29.5 Lithium 974 29.6 Antihistamine and anticholinergic poisoning 976 29.7 Paracetamol 979 29.8 Salicylate 984 29.9 Antidiabetic drugs 987 29.10 Colchicine 990…
