Emergency Medicine: The Principles of Practice, 7e

Description:

Gordian Fulde AO, a mainstay of emergency medicine in Australia, continues to author this indispensable reference along with Sascha Fulde and a considered selection of influential emergency medicine clinicians. The strength of Emergency Medicine undoubtedly lies with its combination of expertise, experience and contemporary content.

This premier text offers accessible evidence-based clinical management and treatment advice that can be incorporated seamlessly into the daily demands of the emergency medicine environment. The comprehensive scope of content coverage ensures readers - both students and clinicians - are well equipped with the practical nous to succeed in the demanding world of emergency medicine.

New To This Edition:

Comprehensively updated with contributions from more than 60 notable emergency medicine clinicians

26 new chapters, with new topics including pain management, caring for Indigenous patients, emergency medicine in a rural setting, sexual assault and domestic violence, common misses in x-ray, and CT ordering and interpretation

Increased coverage of topical issues such as deep vein thrombosis (economy class syndrome) and street drugs

A focus on a career in emergency medicine, lifestyle, wellness and success

Table Of Contents:

1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

2. The airway, ventilation and procedural sedation

3. Resuscitation procedures

4. Trauma

5. Shock

6. Major haemorrhage

7. Burns

8. Patient transport, retrieval and pre-hospital care

9. The seriously ill patient: tips and traps

10. The approach to the patient with chest pain or dyspnoea

11. Acute coronary syndromes

12. Clinical electrocardiography and arrhythmia management

13. Respiratory emergencies: the acutely breathless patient

14. Haemoptysis

15. Acute pulmonary oedema

16. Venous thromboembolic disease: deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

17. Neurological emergencies

18. Poisoning and overdose

19. Drugs and alcohol

20. Endocrine emergencies

21. Acid-base and electrolyte disorders

22. Geriatric care

23. Infectious diseases

24. The immunosuppressed patient

25. Emergency department haematology

26. Gastrointestinal emergencies

27. Neurosurgical emergencies

28. Aortic and vascular emergencies

29. Orthopaedic emergencies

30. Urological emergencies

31. Wounds

32. Pain management in the emergency department

33. Paediatric emergencies

34. Gynaecological emergencies

35. Sexual assault and domestic violence

36. Surprise! The baby is coming

37. Hand injuries and care

38. Ophthalmic emergencies

39. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) emergencies

40. Management of dental emergencies

41. Psychiatric, mental health presentations

42. Dermatological emergencies

43. Drowning

44. Envenomation

45. Electrical injuries

46. Hypothermia and hyperthermia

47. Mass-casualty incidents, chemical, biological and
radiological hazard contingencies

48. Diagnostic imaging in emergency patients

49. Ultrasound in emergency medicine

50. X-ray and CT common misses

51. Test ordering: blood results, CSF analysis, pleural fluid analysis, ascitic fluid analysis and joint fluid analysis, choosing wisely

52. Nursing and allied health advanced practice and adjunct roles

53. Emergency medicine in a rural setting

54. Caring for Indigenous patients

55. Students’ guide to the emergency department

56. A guide for interns, residents, medical officers working in emergency medicine

57. So it’s your first night shift ‘in charge’-how to manage the department

58. So you had a bad shift . . .

59. Useful resources: FOAM resources, podcasts and online emergency medicine material

60. Career, lifestyle and success

61. Career in emergency medicine: workplace-based assessment

62. Administration and governance in the ED

63. Rules, confidentiality, legal matters