Emergency Medicine

Chris Moulton is Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Royal Bolton Hospital, UK

David Yates is Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine at University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK

Preface to the fourth edition, vii

Preface to the second edition, viii

Preface to the first edition, ix

1 What every emergency physician must know, 1

2 Major trauma and multiple injuries, 19

3 Head injuries, 33

4 The neck and the back, 50

5 Facial injuries, 64

6 Injuries to the trunk, 72

7 The lower limb, 86

8 The upper limb, 111

9 The hand, 128

10 Burns, contamination and irradiation, 136

11 Cardiac arrest and cardiac dysrhythmias, 150

12 Chest pain, 176

13 Respiratory distress, 196

14 Collapse and sudden illness, 219

15 Poisoning, 268

16 Abdominal pain, 302

17 Obstetric, gynaecological, genitourinary and perineal problems, 316

18 Children’s problems in the emergency department, 328

19 The disturbed patient, 357

20 Medicolegal aspects of emergency medicine, 370

21 Small wounds and localised infections, 391

22 Ophthalmic, ENT and facial conditions, 411

Index, 426

Companion website

A companion website is available at: www.lecturenoteseries.com/emergencymed featuring a selection of MCQs on common pitfalls in emergency medicine.

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