Section 4 Orthopaedic Emergencies Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly and Anthony Brown Outline 4.1 Injuries of the shoulder 163 4.2 Fractures of the humerus 167 4.3 Dislocations of the elbow 171 4.4 Fractures of the forearm and carpal…
Section 1 Resuscitation Edited by Anthony Brown Outline 1.1 Basic Life Support 1 1.2 Advanced Life Support 6 1.1 Basic Life Support Stephen A Bernard and Sameer Pathan Essentials 1 A patient with sudden out-of-hospital…
Section 6 Respiratory Emergencies Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly Outline 6.1 Upper respiratory tract 286 6.2 Asthma 292 6.3 Community-acquired pneumonia 296 6.4 Influenza and emerging respiratory infections 306 6.5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 311 6.6 Pneumothorax 316 6.7 Pleural effusion 320 6.8 Haemoptysis 324 6.1 Upper…
Section 15 Dermatology Emergencies Edited by Anthony Brown Outline 15.1 Emergency dermatology 598 15.1 Emergency dermatology Rebecca Dunn, George Varigos and Vanessa Morgan Essentials 1 Emergency dermatology presentations may be divided into potentially…
Section 19 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergencies Edited by Anthony Brown Outline 19.1 Emergency delivery and complications 626 19.2 Ectopic pregnancy and bleeding in early pregnancy 635 19.3 Bleeding after the first trimester of pregnancy 638 19.4 Abnormal…
Section 26 Emergency and Medical Systems Edited by George Jelinek Outline 26.1 Pre-hospital emergency medicine 841 26.2 Retrieval 846 26.3 Medical issues in disasters 852 26.4 Triage 861 26.5 Emergency care in a humanitarian crisis…
Section 12 Metabolic Emergencies Edited by Mark Little Outline 12.1 Acid–base disorders 533 12.2 Electrolyte disturbances 537 12.1 Acid–base disorders David McCoubrie and Alan Gault Essentials 1 Acid–base homeostasis is one of the most tightly…
Section 10 Genitourinary Emergencies Edited by George Jelinek Outline 10.1 Acute kidney injury 503 10.2 The acute scrotum 512 10.3 Renal colic 516 10.1 Acute kidney injury Nicholas Adams and Linas Dziukas Essentials 1 Acute kidney injury…
Section 16 Ocular Emergencies Edited by Peter Cameron Outline 16.1 Ocular emergencies 608 16.1 Ocular emergencies David V Kaufman, James K Galbraith and Mark J Walland Essentials 1 Always assess and record visual…
Section 21 Challenging Situations Edited by George Jelinek Outline 21.1 Death and dying 695 21.2 Sexual assault 698 21.3 Family violence 704 21.4 Alcohol-related illness 708 21.5 The challenging patient 717 21.6 End of life decision making and palliative care 727 21.7 Organ…
