* Preface
* Part 1 - General concepts of anaesthesia and analgesia
* General anaesthesia in the A and E department
* Anaesthetic and resuscitation equipment
* Infection risks during anaesthesia
* Assessment and preparation of patients for general anaesthesia, and
monitoring during anaesthesia
* Emergency general anaesthesia and pre-hospital care
* Recovery and street fitness
* Problems encountered during general anaesthesia
* Resuscitation techniques: airway management, ventilation, and
defibrillation
* Airway and ventilation management: some common problems
* Part 2 - Sedation
* Sedation
* Analgesia
* Local anaesthesia: principles and practice in the A and E department
* Problems encountered during local anaesthesia
* Local anaesthetic nerve blocks: introduction and local infiltration
of the skin
* Nerve blocks of the upper limb
* Nerve blocks of the lower limb
* Other nerve blocks and field blocks
* Topical anaesthesia
* Index
