Section 26 Emergency Medical Systems Edited by George Jelinek 26.1 Pre-hospital emergency medicine 776 26.2 Retrieval 780 26.3 Medical issues in disasters 785 26.4 Triage 793 26.5 Refugee health 796…

section 14 Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Edited by Anthony F.T. Brown 14.1 Rheumatological emergencies 532 14.2 Monoarticular rheumatism 539 14.3 Polyarticular rheumatism 543 14.4 Musculoskeletal and soft tissue emergencies 552 14.1…

Section 29 Toxicology Edited by Lindsay Murray 29.1 Approach to the poisoned patient 893 29.2 Cardiovascular drugs 900 29.3 Central nervous system drugs 906 29.4 Lithium 918 29.5 Antihistamine and…

section 19 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Edited by Anthony F.T. Brown 19.1 Emergency delivery 585 19.2 Ectopic pregnancy and bleeding in early pregnancy 592 19.3 Bleeding after the first trimester of…

Section 17 Dental Edited by Peter Cameron 17.1 Dental emergencies 576 17.1 Dental emergencies Sashi Kumar ESSENTIALS 1 An avulsed tooth reimplanted within 30 min has a 90% survival rate….

Section 24 Academic Emergency Medicine Edited by George Jelinek 24.1 Research methodology 724 24.2 Writing for publication 733 24.3 Principles of medical education 735 24.4 Undergraduate teaching in emergency medicine…

Section 10 Genitourinary George Jelinek 10.1 Acute kidney injury 461 10.2 The acute scrotum 473 10.3 Renal colic 477 10.1 Acute kidney injury Nicholas Adams, Linas Dziukas ESSENTIALS 1 Acute…

Section 21 Challenging Situations Edited by George Jelinek 21.1 Death and dying 653 21.2 Sexual assault 658 21.3 Domestic violence 664 21.4 Alcohol-related illness 670 21.5 The challenging patient 680…

Section 18 ENT Edited by Peter Cameron 18.1 Ears, nose and throat 579 18.1 Ears, nose and throat Sashi Kumar Essentials 1 Removal of foreign bodies from the ear requires…

Section 12 Metabolic Lindsay Murray 12.1 Acid–base disorders 494 12.2 Electrolyte disturbances 497 12.1 Acid–base disorders Robert Dunn ESSENTIALS 1 Acid–base homeostasis is maintained by buffering, respiratory and renal mechanisms….