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…

Section 28 Environmental Emergencies Edited by Mark Little Outline 28.1 Heat-related illness 915 28.2 Hypothermia 919 28.3 Dysbarism 922 28.4 Radiation incidents 930 28.5 Drowning 938 28.6 Electric shock and lightning injury 943 28.7 Altitude illness 948 28.1 Heat-related illness Ian Rogers Essentials 1 Exercise-associated…

Section 23 Emergency Imaging Edited by George Jelinek Outline 23.1 Emergency department ultrasound 757 23.2 CT scanning in emergency medicine 770 23.3 Magnetic resonance imaging in emergency medicine 776 23.1 Emergency department ultrasound James Rippey, Adrian…

Section 3 Trauma Edited by Peter Cameron Outline 3.1 Trauma overview 71 3.2 Neurotrauma 77 3.3 Spinal trauma 82 3.4 Facial trauma 95 3.5 Abdominal trauma 99 3.6 Chest trauma 104 3.7 Limb trauma 110 3.8 Radiology in major trauma 117 3.9 Trauma in pregnancy 134 3.10 Wound care…

Section 8 Neurology Emergencies Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly Outline 8.1 Headache 386 8.2 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks 390 8.3 Subarachnoid haemorrhage 400 8.4 Altered conscious state 405 8.5 Seizures 411 8.6 Syncope and vertigo 416 8.7 Weakness 420 8.1 Headache Anne-Maree Kelly Essentials…

Section 20 Psychiatric Emergencies Edited by George Jelinek Outline 20.1 Mental state assessment 656 20.2 Distinguishing medical from psychiatric causes of mental disorder presentations 661 20.3 Deliberate self-harm/suicide 666 20.4 Depression 674 20.5 Psychosis 684 20.6 Pharmacological management of the aroused…

Section 13 Haematology Emergencies Edited by Mark Little Outline 13.1 Anaemia 547 13.2 Neutropaenia 553 13.3 Thrombocytopaenia 556 13.4 Haemophilia 560 13.5 Blood and blood products 564 13.1 Anaemia Lindsay Murray Essentials 1 Anaemia is a condition in which the absolute…

Section 11 Endocrine Emergencies Edited by Anthony Brown Outline 11.1 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia: an overview 520 11.2 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar, hyperglycaemic state 522 11.3 Thyroid and adrenal emergencies 526 11.1 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia:…

Section 30 Toxinology Emergencies Edited by Mark Little Outline 30.1 Snakebite 1034 30.2 Exotic snakebite 1039 30.3 Spider bite 1043 30.4 Marine injury, envenoming and poisoning 1047 30.1 Snakebite Geoffrey Isbister Essentials 1 Australia has a number of medically…

Section 22 Pain relief Edited by Anthony Brown Outline 22.1 General pain management 735 22.2 Local anaesthesia 741 22.3 Procedural sedation and analgesia 747 22.1 General pain management Daniel M Fatovich Essentials 1 Acute pain is the…