| Description |
xvi,806 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Immediate care in the United Kingdom / R. Fairhurst -- Ch. 2. Immediate care world-wide / B. Robertson -- Ch. 3. Basic life support / A. H. Swain -- Ch. 4. Airway management / J. M. Elliot -- Ch. 5. Advanced life support / C. L. Gwinnutt -- Ch. 6. Vascular access / C. L. Gwinnutt and K. Heath -- Ch. 7. Shock / H. M. Sherriff and D. Walter -- Ch. 8. Understanding the electrocardiogram / C. F. M. Weston -- Ch. 9. Cardiac emergencies / C. F. M. Weston -- Ch. 10. Respiratory emergencies / T. Wardle -- Ch. 11. The unconscious patient / K. Mackway-Jones and S. Maurice -- Ch. 12. Acute abdomen / S. Metcalf and M. Gavalas -- Ch. 13. Therapeutics / P. Mahoney and P. J. Haji-Michael -- Ch. 14. Analgesia and pain relief / N. Sherwood -- Ch. 15. Substance abuse / J. Briscoe and A. Doyle -- Ch. 16. Poisoning / P. A. Younge -- Ch. 17. Paediatric history and examination / T. Beattie -- Ch. 18. Paediatric emergencies / T. Beattie -- Ch. 19. Paediatric life support / D. Zideman -- Ch. 20. The injured child / M. Cooke -- Ch. 21. Scene approach, assessment and safety / R. Weekes -- Ch. 22. Assessment and management of the trauma patient - the primary and secondary survey / H. M. Sherriff -- Ch. 23. Head and neck injuries / D. Gentleman -- Ch. 24. Maxillofacial injuries / P. Dyer -- Ch. 25. Chest injuries / P. Driscoll and J. Nancarrow -- Ch. 26. Spinal injuries / A. K. Marsden -- Ch. 27. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma / P. Driscoll and J. Nancarrow -- Ch. 28. The pre-hospital care of bone and joint injuries / M. A. Green -- Ch. 29. Pre-hospital care of soft tissue injuries / M. A. Green and K. Allison -- Ch. 30. Gunshot wounds and blast injury / J. M. Ryan and L. Biant -- Ch. 31. Thermal injury / K. C. Judkins -- Ch. 32. The elderly patient / A. Main -- Ch. 33. Hypothermia / E. Lloyd -- Ch. 34. Rescue from remote places / J. Colville Laird -- Ch. 35. Near drowning / A. Simcock -- Ch. 36. Heat illness / N. Gillespie -- Ch. 37. Acute diving emergencies / P. Grout and G. Laden -- Ch. 38. Electrocution injury / J. Kendall -- Ch. 39. Risk of infection in pre-hospital care / A. K. Marsden -- Ch. 40. Emergencies in pregnancy / P. J. P. Holden -- Ch. 41. Trauma in pregnancy / V. Argent -- Ch. 42. Childbirth / V. Argent -- Ch. 43. Neonatal resuscitation and transport / S. Walsh -- Ch. 44. Psychiatric emergencies / J. Briscoe -- Ch. 45. Human reactions to trauma: their features and management / D. Alexander -- Ch. 46. Dealing with the violent or unco-operative patient / B. Armstrong -- Ch. 47. Major incidents / T. J. Hodgetts and A. Brett -- Ch. 48. Triage / A. Brett and T. J. Hodgetts -- Ch. 49. Chemical incidents / S. Ward and V. Murray -- Ch. 50. Radiation incidents / C. Kalman -- Ch. 51. Mass gathering medicine / J. M. Fisher -- Ch. 52. Medicine at sporting events / I. D. McNeil -- Ch. 53. Disaster medicine / A. D. Redmond -- Ch. 54. Immobilization and extrication / J. Scott -- Ch. 55. Transport in pre-hospital care / R. Fairhurst -- Ch. 56. Aeromedical evacuation / G. Davies -- Ch. 57. Aviation medicine / T. Martin -- Ch. 58. Medicine in remote places / R. C. Mark and M. Tomlins -- Ch. 59. The structure and function of the ambulance service / C. Carney -- Ch. 60. The fire service: structure and roles / S. Martin -- Ch. 61. Police force: structure and role / R. F. Evans and R. Michael -- Ch. 62. The role of other agencies at a major incident / K. C. Hines -- Ch. 63. Legal aspects of immediate care / C. Constant -- Ch. 64. Record keeping in pre-hospital care / R. Fairhurst -- Ch. 65. Communications and despatch / C. Carney -- Ch. 66. Trauma scoring / A. Brett and T. J. Hodgetts -- Ch. 67. Training and education / J. Scott -- Ch. 68. Immediate care equipment / I. D. McNeil |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Emergency medicine.
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Medical emergencies.
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| Author |
Greaves, Ian.
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Porter, Keith (Keith Macdonald)
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| ISBN |
0340676566 |
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