Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine

Fully revised and updated, the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine is the definitive, best-selling guide for all of the common conditions that present to the emergency department. Whether you work in emergency medicine, or just want to be prepared, this book will be your essential guide.

Following the latest clinical guidelines and evidence, written and reviewed by experts, this handbook will ensure you are up-to-date and have the confidence to deal with all emergency presentations, practices, and procedures. Following the latest developments in the field, such as infection control, DNR orders, advanced directives and learning disability. The book also includes new sections specifically outlining patient advice and information, as well as new and revised vital information on paediatrics and psychiatry. For all junior doctors, specialist nurses, paramedics, clinical students, GPs and other allied health professionals, this rapid-reference handbook will become a vital companion for both study and practice.

Readership: Junior doctors and specialist registrars in emergency medicine; nurses and paramedics working in emergency medicine; clinical medical students; general practitioners; recommended reading for postgraduate examinations in emergency medicine.

Jonathan P. Wyatt, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Forensic Physician, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK, Robin N. Illingworth, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK, Colin A. Graham, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, and Kerstin Hogg, Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, University of Manchester, UK

1: General approach
2: Life-threatening emergencies
3: Medicine
4: Poisoning
5: Infectious disease
6: Environmental emergencies
7: Analgesia and anaesthesia
8: Major trauma
9: Wounds, fractures, orthopaedics
10: Surgery
11: Ophthalmology
12: Ear, nose, and throat
13: Obstetrics and gynaecology
14: Psychiatry
15: Paediatric emergencies