Edited by Peter Cameron, MBBS, MD, FACEM, Mark Little, MBBS, FACEM, MPH&TM DTM&H IDHA, Biswadev Mitra, MBBS MHSM PhD FACEM and Conor Deasy, MB DCH Dip IMC Dip Tox FRCEM PhD
Copyright Year
2020
Edition Number
5
Format
Book
Trim
276 x 216 (8 1/2 x 10 7/8)
Illustrations
Approx. 266 illustrations (20 in full colour)
Imprint
Elsevier
Page Count
1008
Publication Date
7 Aug 2019
Stock Status
IN STOCK
Book Description
Since the first edition of Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine was published twenty years ago there has been enormous change in the way emergency care is delivered. This has occurred both in countries where emergency medicine was originally developed and in those where its application was limited because of cost. Emergency medicine is now perceived as the cornerstone of response to acute illness regardless of resources.
This fully revised Fifth Edition provides clear and consistent coverage of this constantly evolving specialty. Building on the success of previous editions it covers all the major topics relevant to the practice of emergency medicine. The book will prove invaluable to professionals working in this setting ? including nurse specialists and paramedics ? who require concise highly practical guidance incorporating the latest best practice and evidence-based guidelines.
This edition comes with an enhanced electronic version with video and self-assessment content providing a richer learning experience and making rapid reference easier than ever before anytime anywhere.
New to this edition
There have been major updates in topics such as airway, shock and sepsis where guidelines have changed rapidly.
The imaging chapters have also evolved with changing practice and improved technology, to be concordant with evidence on the importance of image interpretation by emergency clinicians.
There are major sections on other skills and issues of key importance to today?s advanced emergency medicine practitioner, such as staffing, overcrowding, triage, patient safety and quality measures.
In addition, difficult topics such as death and dying, the challenging patient, ethics, giving evidence and domestic violence are covered. Governance, training, research and organisational subjects such as disaster planning and response, humanitarian emergencies and refugee medicine are included to give the reader a framework to understand the complexity of managing major emergency systems of care.
Key Features
A comprehensive textbook of adult emergency medicine for trainee doctors - covers all the problems likely to present to a trainee in the emergency department.
Chapters are highly readable and concise ? boxes summarise chapter key points and highlight controversial areas of treatment.
The content is highly practical, clinically orientated and thoroughly updated in all the core subjects
Author Information
Edited by Peter Cameron, MBBS, MD, FACEM, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne; Emergency Physician, Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Mark Little, MBBS, FACEM, MPH&TM DTM&H IDHA, Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cairns Hospital, Cairns; Clinical Toxicologist, New South Wales Poisons Information Service, New South Wales, Australia
; Biswadev Mitra, MBBS MHSM PhD FACEM, Emergency Physician, Alfred Hospital Emergency and Trauma Centre, Melbourne; Professor, Critical Care Research, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Conor Deasy, MB DCH Dip IMC Dip Tox FRCEM PhD, Clinical Lead and Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Cork University Hospital,Cork; Senior Lecturer, Emergency Medicine, University College Cork, Cork; Deputy Medical Director, National Ambulance Service, Dublin, Ireland; Associate Adjunct Professor, School of Primary Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Book Contents
Section 1 Resuscitation
Section 2 Critical Care
Section 3 Trauma
Section 4 Orthopaedic Emergencies
Section 5 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Section 6 Respiratory Emergencies
Section 7 Digestive Emergencies
Section 8 Neurology Emergencies
Section 9 Infectious Disease Emergencies
Section 10 Genitourinary Emergencies
Section 11 Endocrine Emergencies
Section 12 Metabolic Emergencies
Section 13 Haematology Emergencies
Section 14 Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Emergencies
