Table of Contents

Vascular access techniques; Assessment and diagnosis of shock; Triage and initial assessment; Fluid therapy; Electrolyte and acid-base balance; Cardiovascular emergencies; General approach to dyspnoea; Neurological emergencies; Approach to GI emergencies; Haematological emergencies; Transfusion medicine; Endocrine emergencies; Dermatological emergencies; Toxicological emergencies; Reproductive and paediatric emergencies; Acute management of orthopaedic and external soft tissue injuries; Cardiopulmonary - cerebral resuscitation; Anaesthetic considerations in the critical patient; Analgesia in the critical patient; Nutritional support; Antibiotic therapy in the critical patient; Imaging techniques in the critical patient; Emergency and critical care nursing; Gastrointestinal emergencies; Renal and urinary tract emergencies; Ophthalmological emergencies; Emergency abdominal surgery.

About the Author

Lesley King (USA) Amanda Boag (UK)