The ultimate emergency medicine textbook from the renowned Professor Gordian Fulde now in a new edition.
Emergency Medicine 6e presents evidence-based clinical management and treatment advice for emergency medicine students and practitioners in Australasia. The vast range of topics include paediatric, geriatric, gynaecology, psychiatric, dental, rural and Indigenous presentations, ensuring readers are well prepared for any eventuality in the Emergency Department.
This outstanding text combines expertise and experience with fully up-to-date content. It is authored by Professor Gordian Fulde, Emergency Department director at Sydney’s St Vincent's Hospital, with contributions from Dr Sascha Fulde and over 60 other notable emergency medicine clinicians.
Readers will gain a solid understanding of effective procedural and management skills in the ED. Practical tips relate to: patient transport and retrieval; seriously ill patients; advanced nursing roles; general practitioners; working with IT; administration, legal matters, governance and quality care; and interns and students in the emergency department.
The ideal complement to hands-on emergency medicine training, this new edition of Emergency Medicine also prepares readers to apply key emergency medicine skills to unique incidents such as mass casualty and chemical, biological and radiological hazard contingencies.
Topics included in this edition of Emergency Medicine include:• securing the airway• resuscitation• arrhythmia management• pain management• imaging• dermatology• trauma• poisoning• envenomation• overdose
1. Front Matter - p. iv 2. Chapter 1 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - p. 1 3. Chapter 2 Securing the airway, ventilation and procedural sedation - p. 13 4. Chapter 3 Resuscitation and emergency procedures - p. 38 5. Chapter 4 Diagnostic imaging in emergency patients - p. 58 6. Chapter 5 Ultrasound in emergency medicine - p. 101 7. Chapter 6 The approach to the patient with chest pain, dyspnoea or haemoptysis - p. 112 8. Chapter 7 Acute coronary syndromes - p. 127 9. Chapter 8 Clinical electrocardiography and arrhythmia management - p. 143 10. Chapter 9 Respiratory emergencies: the acutely breathless patient - p. 167 11. Chapter 10 Acute pulmonary oedema - p. 187 12. Chapter 11 Venous thromboembolic disease — deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism - p. 194 13. Chapter 12 Shock - p. 206 14. Chapter 13 Pain management in the emergency department - p. 216 15. Chapter 14 Trauma - p. 235 16. Chapter 15 Neurosurgical emergencies - p. 271 17. Chapter 16 Aortic and vascular emergencies - p. 298 18. Chapter 17 Orthopaedic principles—fractures and dislocations - p. 304 19. Chapter 18 Hand injuries and care - p. 343 20. Chapter 19 Urological emergencies - p. 356 21. Chapter 20 Burns - p. 386 22. Chapter 21 Patient transport and retrieval - p. 395 23. Chapter 22 Mass-casualty incidents, chemical, biological and radiological hazard contingencies - p. 403 24. Chapter 23 The seriously ill patient—tips and traps - p. 443 25. Chapter 24 Neurological emergencies - p. 453 26. Chapter 25 Gastrointestinal emergencies - p. 472 27. Chapter 26 Endocrine emergencies - p. 497 28. Chapter 27 Acid–base and electrolyte disorders - p. 513 29. Chapter 28 Poisoning, overdosage, drugs and alcohol - p. 536 30. Chapter 29 Drowning - p. 582 31. Chapter 30 Envenomation - p. 592 32. Chapter 31 Electrical injuries - p. 607 33. Chapter 32 Hypothermia and hyperthermia - p. 617 34. Chapter 33 Childhood emergencies - p. 629 35. Chapter 34 Geriatric care - p. 673 36. Chapter 35 Gynaecological emergencies - p. 699 37. Chapter 36 Ophthalmic emergencies - p. 713 38. Chapter 37 Ear, nose and throat (ENT) emergencies - p. 728 39. Chapter 38 Management of dental emergencies - p. 748 40. Chapter 39 Psychiatric presentations - p. 762 41. Chapter 40 Dermatological presentations to emergency - p. 786 42. Chapter 41 Infectious diseases - p. 832 43. Chapter 42 The immunosuppressed patient - p. 862 44. Chapter 43 Emergency department haematology - p. 890 45. Chapter 44 Rural and Indigenous emergencies - p. 903 46. Chapter 45 Advanced nursing roles - p. 908 47. Chapter 46 The general practitioner; Working with IT - p. 922 48. Chapter 47 Administration, legal matters, governance and quality care in the ED - p. 930 49. Chapter 48 A guide for interns working in emergency medicine - p. 946 50. Chapter 49 Students' guide to the emergency department - p. 963 51. Index - p. 970
The ultimate emergency medicine textbook from the renowned Professor Gordian Fulde now in a new edition.
Emergency Medicine 6e presents evidence-based clinical management and treatment advice for emergency medicine students and practitioners in Australasia. The vast range of topics include paediatric, geriatric, gynaecology, psychiatric, dental, rural and Indigenous presentations, ensuring readers are well prepared for any eventuality in the Emergency Department.
This outstanding text combines expertise and experience with fully up-to-date content. It is authored by Professor Gordian Fulde, Emergency Department director at Sydney’s St Vincent's Hospital, with contributions from Dr Sascha Fulde and over 60 other notable emergency medicine clinicians.
Readers will gain a solid understanding of effective procedural and management skills in the ED. Practical tips relate to: patient transport and retrieval; seriously ill patients; advanced nursing roles; general practitioners; working with IT; administration, legal matters, governance and quality care; and interns and students in the emergency department.
The ideal complement to hands-on emergency medicine training, this new edition of Emergency Medicine also prepares readers to apply key emergency medicine skills to unique incidents such as mass casualty and chemical, biological and radiological hazard contingencies.
Topics included in this edition of Emergency Medicine include:• securing the airway• resuscitation• arrhythmia management• pain management• imaging• dermatology• trauma• poisoning• envenomation• overdose
1. Front Matter - p. iv 2. Chapter 1 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - p. 1 3. Chapter 2 Securing the airway, ventilation and procedural sedation - p. 13 4. Chapter 3 Resuscitation and emergency procedures - p. 38 5. Chapter 4 Diagnostic imaging in emergency patients - p. 58 6. Chapter 5 Ultrasound in emergency medicine - p. 101 7. Chapter 6 The approach to the patient with chest pain, dyspnoea or haemoptysis - p. 112 8. Chapter 7 Acute coronary syndromes - p. 127 9. Chapter 8 Clinical electrocardiography and arrhythmia management - p. 143 10. Chapter 9 Respiratory emergencies: the acutely breathless patient - p. 167 11. Chapter 10 Acute pulmonary oedema - p. 187 12. Chapter 11 Venous thromboembolic disease — deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism - p. 194 13. Chapter 12 Shock - p. 206 14. Chapter 13 Pain management in the emergency department - p. 216 15. Chapter 14 Trauma - p. 235 16. Chapter 15 Neurosurgical emergencies - p. 271 17. Chapter 16 Aortic and vascular emergencies - p. 298 18. Chapter 17 Orthopaedic principles—fractures and dislocations - p. 304 19. Chapter 18 Hand injuries and care - p. 343 20. Chapter 19 Urological emergencies - p. 356 21. Chapter 20 Burns - p. 386 22. Chapter 21 Patient transport and retrieval - p. 395 23. Chapter 22 Mass-casualty incidents, chemical, biological and radiological hazard contingencies - p. 403 24. Chapter 23 The seriously ill patient—tips and traps - p. 443 25. Chapter 24 Neurological emergencies - p. 453 26. Chapter 25 Gastrointestinal emergencies - p. 472 27. Chapter 26 Endocrine emergencies - p. 497 28. Chapter 27 Acid–base and electrolyte disorders - p. 513 29. Chapter 28 Poisoning, overdosage, drugs and alcohol - p. 536 30. Chapter 29 Drowning - p. 582 31. Chapter 30 Envenomation - p. 592 32. Chapter 31 Electrical injuries - p. 607 33. Chapter 32 Hypothermia and hyperthermia - p. 617 34. Chapter 33 Childhood emergencies - p. 629 35. Chapter 34 Geriatric care - p. 673 36. Chapter 35 Gynaecological emergencies - p. 699 37. Chapter 36 Ophthalmic emergencies - p. 713 38. Chapter 37 Ear, nose and throat (ENT) emergencies - p. 728 39. Chapter 38 Management of dental emergencies - p. 748 40. Chapter 39 Psychiatric presentations - p. 762 41. Chapter 40 Dermatological presentations to emergency - p. 786 42. Chapter 41 Infectious diseases - p. 832 43. Chapter 42 The immunosuppressed patient - p. 862 44. Chapter 43 Emergency department haematology - p. 890 45. Chapter 44 Rural and Indigenous emergencies - p. 903 46. Chapter 45 Advanced nursing roles - p. 908 47. Chapter 46 The general practitioner; Working with IT - p. 922 48. Chapter 47 Administration, legal matters, governance and quality care in the ED - p. 930 49. Chapter 48 A guide for interns working in emergency medicine - p. 946 50. Chapter 49 Students' guide to the emergency department - p. 963 51. Index - p. 970
