Chris Moulton (UK Royal Bolton Hospital), David Yates (University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salf

Emergency Medicine

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, for a sound introduction to this core specialty area. Presented in a user-friendly format, combining readability with flowcharts and high-quality illustrations, this fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in the field of emergency medicine.

Produktdetails

• Lecture Notes
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 171mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 872g
• ISBN-13: 9781444336665
• ISBN-10: 1444336665
• Artikelnr.: 29955214

Autorenporträt

Chris Moulton is a Consultant in Accident & Emergency Medicine at the Royal Bolton Hospital and a Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine at the University of Manchester. David Yates is former Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Manchester.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the fourth edition
vii Preface to the second edition
viii Preface to the first edition
ix 1 What every emergency physician must know
1 2 Major trauma and multiple injuries
19 3 Head injuries
33 4 The neck and the back
50 5 Facial injuries
64 6 Injuries to the trunk
72 7 The lower limb
86 8 The upper limb
111 9 The hand
128 10 Burns
contamination and irradiation
136 11 Cardiac arrest and cardiac dysrhythmias
150 12 Chest pain
176 13 Respiratory distress
196 14 Collapse and sudden illness
219 15 Poisoning
268 16 Abdominal pain
302 17 Obstetric
gynaecological
genitourinary and perineal problems
316 18 Children's problems in the emergency department
328 19 The disturbed patient
357 20 Medicolegal aspects of emergency medicine
370 21 Small wounds and localised infections
391 22 Ophthalmic
ENT and facial conditions
411 Index
426