Emergency Medicine category: 666 books

Pre-Hospital Anaesthesia is one of the most demanding interventions that can be made in the field. The exact incidence of failed intubation is difficult to quantify, but it is clear that it is higher than in hospital. Equally it is certain that anyone undertaking it should have clear instruction in...

The aim of this book is to provide a practical guide to help junior doctors to manage the important acute paediatric problems they are likely to encounter. The emphasis has been placed on the diagnostic problems and management when the child first presents. The approach taken is largely pragmatic,...

This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Burn Resuscitation in the ICU. Articles include: The Physiologic Basis of Burn Shock and the Need for Aggressive Fluid Resuscitation; The Use of Colloid in Burn Resuscitation; Monitoring and Endpoints of Burn Resuscitation; Vitamin C in Burn Resuscitation;...

There is a need to not only understand psychiatric emergencies in low- and middle-income countries but also to formulate logical and acceptable forms of intervention. This book gives the reader an overview of the kinds of psychiatric emergencies that can occur and the strategies employed to manage...

The book is intended as a concise overview of current orthopaedic practice. It will be of interest to orthopaedic surgeons in practice and to orthopaedic trainees - both specialist and basic surgical, in particular, orthopaedic specialist registrars in the UK preparing for the FRCS Orth. exam, or trainees...

The prevalence of obesity, an important risk factor for various diseases, has increased markedly worldwide in recent years. The results of long-term dietary behavioural therapy, however, remain sadly inadequate, with a relapse rate of about 90%. Surgery is still the only effective treatment for these...

In diesem Werk schildern langjährig erfahrene Notärzte, spannend und lehrreich zugleich, oft dramatisch verlaufene und menschlich berührende Notfalleinsätze, mit denen sie im Laufe ihres Berufslebens konfrontiert wurden. Jeder Fall wird diskutiert und schließt mit einem Fazit für die Praxis,...

Streamlines Detection and Diagnosis of Thoracic Disorders! Diagnostic Thoracic Imaging provides a heavily illustrated resource for Radiologists and residents pursuing the most up to date information in current chest radiology. Diagnostic Thoracic Imaging illustrates how to apply a highly...

This issue of Orthopedic Clinics will focus on orthopedic urgencies and emergencies. Articles to be included will cover pediatrics, trauma, upper extremity, adult reconstruction, and foot and ankle.

Provision of efficient resuscitation is mandatory to the success­ ful functioning of all hospital wards and departments. Failure to provide such a service increases morbidity and mortality. Resuscita­ tion falls largely into the domain of the anaesthetist. However, an anaesthetist is not always...

Notfallmedizin in besonderen Situationen. Erstmalig und umfassend werden alle relevanten Aspekte der taktischen Notfallmedizin beschrieben: Grundlagen, wie Einsatzplanung, Ausrüstung, Evakuierung Die häufigsten Krankheitsbilder- und Verletzungsmuster, wie Schuss- und Sprengverletzungen,...

Qualitätsmanagement im prähospitalen Notfallwesen wird in Österreich, Deutschland und der Schweiz seit Jahrzehnten gelebt. Die Vielzahl wissenschaftlicher und praxisrelevanter Ansätze macht es notwendig, den Ist-Stand zu bestimmen und zukünftige Zielvorgaben und Herausforderungen aufzuzeigen. Dieses...

5 Tage gegen schlaflose Nächte Strukturiert und konzentriert bekommen Sie hier die prüfungsrelevante Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie in 5 Tagen. Für alle, die sich kurz vor knapp auf das "Hammerexamen" vorbereiten und während des PJs kaum Zeit...