04 Assessment and management of the post-gynaecological surgery patient 161 Abbreviations 167 Glossary 169 References 173 Further reading 177 Index 179
The Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to "preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques". The book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers.
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Working group vii
Contributors viii
Foreword to second edition ix
Acknowledgements x
Preface to second edition xi
Preface to first edition xii
Contact details and website information xiii
How to use your textbook xiv
1 Obstetric services 1
2 Legal and ethical issues 7
3 When things go wrong 13
4 Getting it right - non-technical skills and communications 23
5 Anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy 33
6 Structured approach to the obstetric patient 41
7 Collapse, cardiac arrest and shock in pregnancy 55
8 Emergencies in early pregnancy (up to 20 weeks) 67
9 Emergencies in late pregnancy (from 20 weeks) 73
10 Trauma, surgical and medical emergencies 85
11 Normal labour and delivery 101
12 Complicated labour and delivery 111
13 Emergencies after delivery 133
14 Resuscitation of the baby at birth 145
15 Assessment and management of the post-gynaecological surgery patient 161
