Emergency Medicine: The Principles of Practice - Softcover

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Emergency Medicine: The principles of practice, 5th edition is a practical guide to assist doctors and other health professionals with patients presenting with acute problems. With contributions from over 60 eminent emergency physicians, doctors and other health professionals, the book provides the most up-to-date coverage of treatment and management in acute medical care including resuscitation, diagnosis, investigations, treatment and further care.
Emergency Medicine, 5th edition contains essential information and provides a quick reference tool for emergency physicians, hospital residents, paramedics, ambulance officers, nurses and general practitioners, as well as students of these disciplines.

• Coverage of important controversies with evidence based recommendations.
• Editor comments contained in relevant chapters to provide clinical tips and advice for practice.
• Increased coverage of topical issues such as deep vein thrombosis (economy class syndrome) and street drugs.
• Practical rapid reference appendix.
• Detailed glossary and index.

• Expanded coverage of ultrasound in emergency medicine
• New BLS/ALS guidelines
• Expanded coverage of administration and management
• New material on envenomation and psychiatry
• New chapter on rural, indigenous and remote emergencies
• New chapter on advanced nursing roles
• New chapter on students guide to the emergency term
• New chapter structure design to minimize repetition; reorganized hierarchy to highlight important information; pearls & pitfalls in boxed out sections integrated throughout text; differential diagnosis summary tables and flow diagrams at the end of each chapter

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