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No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without either prior permission in writing from the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying. In the United Kingdom such licences are issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency: 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WlP 9HE.  \nWhilst the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. In particular (but without limiting the generality of the preceding disclaimer) every effort has been made to check drug dosages; however it is still possible that errors have been missed. Furthermore, dosage schedules are constantly being revised and new side-effects recognized. For these reasons the reader is strongly urged to consult the drug companies' printed instructions before administering any of the drugs recommended in this book.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nA catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 0 340 80619 2  \n1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10  \nPublisher: Joanna Koster  \nProject Editor: James Rabson  \nProduction Controller: Bryan Eccleshall  \nCover Design: Terry Griffiths  \nTypeset in 9.5 / 12 pt Palatino by Charon Tee Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, India  \nPrinted and bound in Malta by Gutenberg Press Ltd  \nWhat do you think about this book? Or any other Arnold title?  \nPlease send your comments [to feedback.arnold@hodder.co.uk](to feedback.arnold@hodder.co.uk)  \nCONTENTS  \nPREFACE vii  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS viii  \nDEDICATION ix  \nCONTRIBUTORS x  \nPARTI BASICPRINCIPLES   \nCHAPTER I CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DOCUMENTATION 3  \nCHAPTER 2 INVESTIGATIONS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE 12  \nCHAPTER 3 COMMUNICATION 19  \nCHAPTER 4 APPROACH TO THE TRAUMA PATIENT 23  \nCHAPTER 5 WOUND MANAGEMENT 36  \nCHAPTER 6 DEALING WITH CHILDREN 46  \nCHAPTER 7 THE ELDERLY IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 52  \nCHAPTER 8 ANALGESIA, SEDATION AND ANAESTHESIA 57  \nCHAPTER 9 LEGAL ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 72  \nPART2 MEDICAL ANDSURGICAL EMERGENCIES 85  \nCHAPTER 10 CARDIAC ARREST 87  \nCHAPTER 11 CARDIAC EMERGENCIES 98  \nCHAPTER 12 RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES 134  \nCHAPTER 13 NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES 147  \nCHAPTER 14 GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES 157  \nCHAPTER 15 TOXICOLOGY 168  \nCHAPTER 16 HAEMATOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY 198  \nCHAPTER 17 ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES 206  \nCHAPTER 18 GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIES 214  \nCHAPTER 19 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 223  \nPART3 TRAUMA 231  \nCHAPTER 20 HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA 233  \nCHAPTER 21 MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY 247  \nCHAPTER 22 SPINAL INJURY 256  \nCHAPTER 23 THORACIC TRAUMA 269  \nCHAPTER 24 ABDOMINAL AND GENITOURINARY TRAUMA 282  \nCHAPTER 25 INJURIES TO THE LOWER LIMB 293  \nCHAPTER 26 INJURIES TO THE UPPER LIMB 322  \nCHAPTER 27 THE HAND 347  \nCHAPTER 28 BURNS 363  \nCHAPTER 29 BLAST AND GUNSHOT INJURY 374  \nPART4 JOINTANDSOFTTISSUEEMERGENCIES 385  \nCHAPTER 30 SOFT·TISSUE AND WOUN","cbCaihyhjyKantOj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihyhjyKantOj","pdf",42136061,594,"English","# Preface\n# Contents\n## Part 1 Basic Principles\n## Part 2 Medical and Surgical Emergencies\n## Part 3 Trauma\n## Part 4 Joint and Soft Tissue Emergencies\n## Part 5 Obstetrics and Gynaecology\n## Part 6 Psychiatric Emergencies\n## Part 7 Environmental Emergencies\n## Parts Ophthalmology, ENT and Dental Care Emergencies\n## Part 9 Paediatrics\n## Part 10 Pre-hospital Care\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"Who is the primary audience for Practical Emergency Medicine?\",\"answer\":\"The book is designed mainly for senior house officers seeking an introduction to emergency medicine and information during their early months in the emergency department.\"},{\"question\":\"What makes the book different from other emergency medicine texts?\",\"answer\":\"It targets the need for a medium-sized, profusely illustrated introductory textbook, not available in the same form by other pocketbooks or definitive multi-volume works.\"},{\"question\":\"What features improve readability and learning in the text?\",\"answer\":\"The information uses tables, key points, summary boxes, and two-colour text, presented to illuminate rather than overwhelm.\"}]","Practical Emergency Medicine - Part 1 - Basic Principles | PDF",1790170549,1497,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":100},[101,105,109,113,118,122,125,130,135,138,142],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":124},40,"healthcare",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":127,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":134},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":133,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":137},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":139,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":140,"show_sort_weight":139,"slug":141},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":143,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":144,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":145},19,"General","general"]