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Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine 5th Edition.

ISBN: 9780702076244 By: Peter Cameron Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2019 Edition: 5th Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Pages: 1008

Since the first edition of Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine was published 20 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 speciality. 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. The clinical chapters have all been extensively reviewed and updated. 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 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…