CHAPTER 8Emergencies in early pregnancy (up to 20 weeks) Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the pre‐hospital management of miscarriage and cervical shock and…
CHAPTER 5Anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the anatomical and physiological changes in the airway, breathing, circulatory, genital…
CHAPTER 15Assessment and management of the post‐gynaecological surgery patient Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Identify common types of gynaecological surgical procedures Describe the pre‐hospital…
CHAPTER 3When things go wrong – a review of the MBRRACE‐UK and Ireland Maternity Mortality Reports 2014–17 Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the…
CHAPTER 2Legal and ethical issues Learning outcomes After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Discuss the impact of obstetric‐related incidents on litigation claims Describe the principles of gaining…
FIGURE 1 Pain behaviors of rats with sham procedure, skin, or skin plus deep tissue incision. (A) Guarding pain behavior measured during a 60-min test period. Results are presented as…
FIGURE 1 The afferent nerve supply of the gut. “True” visceral afferents (thin, black) innervate the gut and most run temporarily together with either the sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves to…
FIGURE 1 Typical visual analogue scale (VAS, 10 cm) scores of saline-induced pain in muscle, distal tendon, and proximal tendon-bone junction of the m. tibialis anterior, and in the joint…
Commentary: Breaking Tradition and Breaking New Ground: The Contributions of WE Fordyce to the Evolution of Pain Theory and Practice Michael J.L. Sullivan, PhD and Michael Nicholas, PhD In this…
