Brown, A: Emergency Medicine / Diagnosis

Further Reading Section X MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT-TISSUE EMERGENCIES Soft-Tissue Injuries Non-articular Rheumatism Back Pain Further Reading Section XI PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES General Assessment Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Breathless Child Stridor Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea and Vomiting Febrile Child Seizures and Febrile Convulsions Acute Poisoning Limping Child Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) Child Abuse (Non-accidental Injury) Further Reading Section XII OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES Gynaecological Assessment and Management Gynaecological Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain Bleeding in Early Pregnancy Conditions in Late Pregnancy Women's Medicine Crises Further Reading Section XIII 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 Further Reading Section XIV OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCIES Visual Acuity Topical Ophthalmic Preparations Traumatic Conditions of the Eye Conditions Affecting the Eyelids Painful, Red Eye Sudden Loss of Vision in the Uninflamed Eye Further Reading Section XV MAXILLOFACIAL AND DENTAL EMERGENCIES Traumatic Conditions of the Face and Mouth Non-traumatic Conditions of the Mouth Further Reading Section XVI PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES Deliberate Self-harm Violent Patient Alcohol and Drug Dependency and Abuse Involuntary Detention Further Reading Section XVII ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL ISSUES Desirable Habits of the Good Emergency Department Doctor Triage Consent, Competence and Refusal of Treatment Police, Coroner and Attending Court Retrieval and Inter-hospital Transfer Mass Casualty Disaster and the Major Incident Further Reading Section XVIII PRACTICAL PROCEDURES Endotracheal Intubation Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI) Intubation Cricothyrotomy Needle Thoracentesis Intercostal Catheter Insertion DC Cardioversion Pericardial Aspiration Central Line Insertion Intraosseous Line Insertion Lumbar Puncture Indwelling Urethral Catheter Insertion Nasogastric Tube Insertion Bier's Intravenous Regional Block Femoral Nerve Block Digital Nerve Ring Block Knee Aspiration