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• Title:Accident and emergency : diagnosis and management / Anthony F.T. Brown.
  
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• Author/Creator:Brown, Anthony F. T.
  
• Published/Created:London ; New York : Arnold, ©2002.
  

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  • Call Number: WB39 .B768 2002
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Emergency medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Medical Subjects: Emergencies--Handbooks.
  
• Edition:4th ed.
  
• Description:xviii, 442 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
  
• Notes:"Future reading": p. [401]-403.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0340807202 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Sect. I. Medical emergencies
  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  Chest pain
  breathless patient
  Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
  Diabetic coma and precoma
  Acid-base and electrolyte disturbances
  collapsed or unconscious patient
  Acute neurological conditions
  Headache
  Acute poisoning
  Diseases imported from abroad
  Acute monoarthropathy
  Acute polyarthropathy
  Non-articular rheumatism
  Allergic or immunological conditions
  Skin disorders
  Sexually transmitted diseases
  Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
  Inoculation accidents
  elderly patient
  Sect. II. Environmental emergencies
  Heat, cold and near-drowning
  Sports diving accidents
  Venomous bites and stings
  Sect. III. Surgical emergencies
  Multiple injuries
  Sect. IV. Orthopaedic emergencies
  Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
  Injuries to the elbow and forearm
  Injuries to the wrist and hand
  Cervical spine injuries
  Thoracic and lumbar spine injuries
  Pelvic injuries
  Injuries to the hip and upper femur
  Injuries to the lower femur, knee and upper tibia
  Injuries to the lower tibia, ankle and foot
  Soft-tissue injuries
  Back pain
  Sect. V. Paediatric emergencies
  Normal values
  General assessment
  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  Cot death (sudden infant death syndrome)
  Child abuse (non-accidental injury)
  breathless child
  Stridor
  Abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting
  Fever
  Fits and febrile convulsions
  Acute poisoning
  limping child
  Sect. VI. ENT emergencies
  Traumatic conditions of the ear
  Non-traumatic conditions of the ear
  Traumatic conditions of the nose
  Non-traumatic conditions of the nose
  Traumatic conditions of the throat
  Non-traumatic conditions of the throat
  Sect. VII. Ophthalmic emergencies
  Visual acuity
  Topical ophthalmic preparations
  Traumatic conditions of the eye
  Conditions affecting the eyelids
  painful, red eye
  Sudden loss of vison in the uninflamed eye
  Sect. VIII. Maxillofacial and Dental emergencies
  Traumatic conditions of the face and mouth
  Non-traumatic conditions of the mouth
  Sect. IX. Gynaecological emergencies
  Vaginal examination
  Prescribing in pregnancy
  Gynaecological causes of acute abdominal pain
  Bleeding in early pregnacy
  Conditions in late pregnancy
  Post-coital contraception
  Missed oral contraceptive pill
  Domestic violence
  Rape
  Sect. X. Psychiatric emergencies
  Deliberate self-harm
  confused patient
  violent patient
  Alcohol-related problems
  Drug dependency and drug abuse
  Compulsory admission
  Sect. XI. Administrative and legal considerations
  Triage
  Accident and emergency department records
  Risk management and incident reporting
  Good communications with the general practitioner
  Consent
  Self-discharge and refusal of treatment
  Police
  Breaking the news of sudden death
  Coroner
  Attending an inquest
  Retrieval and transfer
  major incident. App. critical care areas drug infusion guidelines.