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Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine (Oxford Handbooks S.) (3rd Revised edition) ISBN: 0199206074 ISBN13: 9780199206070 Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine (Oxford Handbooks S.) (3rd Revised edition) By: Jonathan Wyatt ; Robin Illingworth ; Michael Clancy ; Colin Robertson ; Colin Graham Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Our Price: 24.95

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The bestselling Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine provides practical, accessible guidelines on a huge range of situations that present to the Emergency department. It is the essential guide for junior doctors (including candidates for examinations in Emergency Medicine), specialist nurses, paramedics, general practitioners and other allied health professionals. The text is deliberately precise and prescriptive giving up-to-date step-by-step advice on presentation, investigation, diagnosis, emergency treatment and further referral for adult and paediatric patients. Practical guidance on the management of a huge range of situations is provided including poisoning, major trauma, ob/gyn, psychiatric and paediatric emergencies. Important practical procedures are covered in a stepwise, easy-to-follow format with line diagrams illustrating anatomical landmarks. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to include the 2006 Resuscitation Council guidelines, as well as new guidelines from NICE, SIGN, BTS, ATLS and changes to the compulsory psychiatric hospitalisation law.There are updates on management throughout and new information on avian flu, terrorism, hospital acquired infections including MRSA and hand washing.


Contents:

1

General approach
- 2

Life-threatening emergencies
- 3

Medicine
- 4

Poisoning
- 5

Infectious diseases
- 6

Environmental emergencies
- 7

Analgesia and anaesthesia
- 8

Major trauma
- 9

Wounds, fractures, orthopaedics
- 10

Surgery
- 11

Ophthalmology
- 12

Ear, nose and throat
- 13

Obstetrics and gynaecology
- 14

Psychiatry
- 15

Paediatric emergencies


Brief Description:

Provides practical guidelines on a range of situations that present to the emergency department. This edition includes the 2006 Resuscitation Council guidelines, as well as guidelines from NICE, SIGN, BTS, and ATLS. It is useful for junior doctors, specialist nurses, paramedics, general practitioners and other allied health professionals.

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