The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has implemented a new 2021 curriculum, with a new Single Best Answer (SBA) paper for the fellowship examination. Featuring 200 Single Best Answer questions and answers, this text is the first on the market to help prepare for this new examination. Mapped to the curriculum, this book covers core areas such as cardiology, environmental emergencies, mental health, toxicology, trauma, resuscitation and quality improvement. All of the answers are fully referenced to up-to-date guidelines and research, to allow for further reading. This is an essential text for postgraduate doctors in Emergency Medicine studying for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) SBA examination.

This work deals with the pressures experienced by nurses caring for patients with a wide range of problems and needs. Two particular situations that nurses face are covered - the terminally ill patient and the acute patient, where the first will die and the second will eventually recover. The book poses the question Are there differences in the way that nurses care for the living and the dying? and Do the disparate needs of these two groups result in role conflict for the nurses who care for them?

Comprehensive in scope and content, Prehospital Trauma Care (PTC) covers all aspects of emergency medicine-triage assessment and treatment, anesthesia, intensive care, psychiatry, health and military disasters, burns, shock, and surgery. Written by over 70 distinguished international experts representing Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. Considering geographic and cultural perspectives in trauma care, Prehospital Trauma Care explores -demographics and mechanisms of injury in PTC -organization of PTC in developed countries worldwide -the hierarchy of the prehospital trauma team and crew-resource management -features of initial patient care from advanced airway management to state-of-the-art fluid resuscitation and prevention of hypothermia, including provision of adequate analgesia -specialized approaches to blunt and penetrating trauma -treating special groups such as the traumatized child and the entrapped patient, as well as specific situations, including chemical injuries and hypothermia -transport and extraordinary challenges such as rural areas, mass attendance events, terrorism, and VIP protection -and much more. Promoting an efficient trauma chain of survival and a secure continuum of care, Prehospital Trauma Care is essential reading for emergency medicine and critical care physicians, anesthesiologists, surgeons, pediatricians, sports medicine specialists, air and ground transport nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and all related medical specialists with an interest in trauma care.

This book presents a systematic review of research concerning processes and systems in Emergency Departments (EDs), the issues faced by EDs, and their solutions to ensure the delivery of proper and ideal healthcare services for patients through superior quality process management. The book evaluates two decades of data, from 2000 to 2019, in order to examine the processes used in ED operations. Emergency Department has become evident particularly in the current scenario when the world is in the grip of the deadly COVID-19. The two decades of data revealed a lack of literary content on bringing improvement for EDs in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia through the deployment of simulation models. Simulation model in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia is being considered for the first time by this book.

This is a comprehensive guide to the management of brachial plexus injuries. International experts have been assembled to comment on their areas of research and clinical experience, and the resulting volume is definitive.

This incisive reference systematically reviews the diagnosis and treatment of common surgical and medical emergencies in elderly patients-thoroughly examining surgical interventions, drug therapies and drug prescribing protocols, life-threatening drug reactions, ethical issues, and methods of profiling patients for nursing care. Evaluates disease states and gauges optimal responses to each, supporting recommendations with valuable case studies. Written by over 40 distinguished medical experts, Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient -describes ideal patient-physician relationships in critical care settings -highlights emergency management of myocardial infarction and cardiogenic pulmonary edema -illuminates ethical questions surrounding confidentiality, informed consent, surrogate decision making, and patient comfort -assesses special pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic conditions in geriatric patients -provides vital information on stroke, seizures, and spinal cord compression -investigates critical complications caused by pneumonia, meningitis, and endocarditis -explores acute lung disorders such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, central nervous system dysfunction, and abnormal control of ventilation -clarifies preoperative procedures for emergency surgery -reviews anesthesia strategies for pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and neurological conditions in the elderly -and more! Including over 1000 references, tables, and illustrations, Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient is an indispensable resource for geriatricians, primary care physicians, internists, emergency medicine physicians, intensivists, hosptialists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, orthopedists, cardiologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and internists/residents in these disciplines, as well as nurses, pharmacists, and medical students.

This reference focuses on individualized spinal injury assessments, immobilization techniques, nonoperative and operative indications, operative fixation strategies, and prognoses. Containing over 1900 references, Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine is an invaluable resource for orthopedic, spinal, and trauma surgeons; neurosurgeons; emergency medicine physicians; and neurologists; and residents, nurses, and medical school students in these disciplines.

Medical simulation training involves simulated human patients, educational documents or computer models with detailed simulated animations and/or interactive functionality. This book is written and designed to provide medical educators in emergency medicine with resource for integrating medical simulation into their teaching practices and includes cases drawn from a diverse group of faculty authors across a wide range of medical teaching centers. Valuable "tips or tricks" accompany case images and other patient data and a companion website includes imaging and laboratory results pertinent to each case study.

Acute Medicine offers an accessible and concise guide to the practical management of all acute medical problems likely to be encountered in the emergency department, ambulatory care centre, acute medical unit or on the wards. Reflecting the maturation of acute medicine as a separate specialty, the book is divided into common presentations, specific problems and procedures. New to the fifth edition is a chapter on bed-side ultrasonography; throughout, emphasis is placed on patient safety, and the use of flow diagrams, tables and figures ensures that key information is quickly accessible. Thoroughly revised by experts in the subject, and updated to reflect current approaches to diagnosis and management, Acute Medicine is an excellent companion for the trainee as well as an aide-memoire for the more experienced physician.

Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, Ninth Edition is the newest evolution of the premier paramedic education training program. This legendary paramedic textbook was first developed by Dr. Nancy Caroline in the early 1970s and transformed paramedic education. Today, lead editors Bob Elling and Barb Aehlert, along with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, are proud to continue this legacy and set the new gold standard for the paramedics of tomorrow. The Ninth Edition offers cutting-edge, evidence-based content that meets or exceeds the most current scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and the ECC Guidelines established by the American Heart Association and other resuscitation councils around the world. Clear chapter objectives align with the 2019 National EMS Scope of Practice Model and 2021 EMS Education Standards. Thoroughly reviewed by medical doctors and subject-matter experts, the Ninth Edition teaches students the technical skills required of today's paramedic while emphasizing other important professional attributes, including critical thinking, empathy, teamwork, communication, problem solving, and personal well-being. Taking a systemic approach to the assessment and management of traumatic and medical emergencies, and devoting entire chapters to special topics, such as mass-casualty incidents, the Ninth Edition covers the full scope of paramedic practice. Some of the key high-level updates to the Ninth Edition include the following: Language carefully reviewed throughout text to ensure gender neutrality, racial inclusivity, and nonstigmatizing descriptions of patient conditions NEW Street Smarts boxes throughout the text to emphasize the "soft skills" expected of today's paramedics Images updated to reflect appropriate PPE in the current COVID-19 setting Added emphasis on current spinal motion restriction guidelines Thoroughly reviewed and updated references, statistics, and case studies CPR and ACLS algorithms updated throughout text to reflect the current AHA guidelines

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, this brand new title provides an accessible introduction and revision aid for medical students and junior doctors. Reflecting the increased profile of Emergency Medicine in clinical practice and the medical school curriculum, Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of the key subjects that will enable any student or junior doctor to 'hit the ground running' when they enter one of the most exciting areas of clinical medicine. Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance is: * A concise, visually orientated course in emergency medicine that is perfect for both study and revision * Organised around symptoms: 'Short of Breath', rather than diagnoses: 'Pneumonia' * Focused on the most common or dangerous conditions you will see in the Emergency Department and includes the latest cardiac resuscitation guidelines * Comprehensively illustrated throughout with over 47 full-page colour illustrations

This book is dedicated to those who died of malignant hyperthermia and to their families. It contains cases studies that would be helpful for anesthesiologists, surgeons, physiologists, molecular biologists, biophysicists, biochemists, pathologists, students, and post doctoral fellows.

Editor Savvas Nicolaou, MD and authors provide a comprehensive review of Emergency and Trauma Radiology. Articles will include: Improving outcomes in the polytrauma patient: a review of the role of whole body CT; Advanced imaging in the emergency department: dual energy CT in the acute setting; Imaging of traumatic brain injury: basic concepts and future direction; Imaging patterns and management algorithms in acute stroke: an update for the emergency radiologist; Imaging of non-traumatic neuroradiology emergencies; Pearls and pitfalls in C-spine trauma with new concepts; Face and neck infections: What the emergency radiologist needs to know; Negative CT for acute pulmonary embolism: important differentials in acute dyspnea; Imaging of penetrating thoracic injury; Imaging of easily missed fractures in the upper extremity; Imaging of easily missed fractures in the lower extremity; Imaging of genitourinary trauma; Imaging of ischemia, obstruction and infection in the abdomen; Imaging of pancreatic and duodenal trauma; and more!

Pre-hospital care plays an increasingly important part in contemporary healthcare delivery and the skills of paramedics, emergency medical technicians and emergency care assistants are a vital part of this. This casebook supports readers to develop the necessary assessment and decision-making skills they need in order to effectively manage a variety of cases typically seen in UK paramedic practice. 100 Cases in UK Paramedic Practice allows for learning and revision through 100 scenarios which aim to encompass cases that may be seen in daily practice. The book covers scenarios that can occur at any moment of the day, from an ambulance shift to primary care settings to event standby duties. The bite-size structure of this book allows the reader to focus on body systems or random case scenarios, depending on their preference. This is an essential, evidence-based guide for students of pre-hospital care and a useful reference for qualified staff as a source of continued professional development or as a revision tool.

If I'm So Strong, Why Do I Feel So Weak teaches rescue workers and others who have chosen self-sacrificing work how to help themselves while still helping others. There are so many who choose a self-sacrificing field of work, such as those who work in Emergency Medical Services, who feel self-doubt when it comes to taking care of themselves. They spend so much time saving the rest of the world that it no longer feels good for them. Eleanor Miller lived that life. And after years of searching, she understands why the popular remedies just don't cut it. She offers guidance to readers on how to say no without feeling guilty, how to find their own voice, strength, and confidence and so much more on their path to recognizing their own importance.

Hace mas de tres decadas, PHTLS: Soporte Vital de Trauma Prehospitalario transformo la evaluacion y manejo del trauma en el campo. A lo largo de los anos y alrededor del mundo, el curso de PHTLS ha mejorado la calidad de la atencion al paciente de trauma y ha salvado vidas. La novena edicion de este confiable y fidedigno recurso continua con la mision de PHTLS de promover la excelencia en el manejo de pacientes con trauma por parte de los proveedores involucrados en proporcionar la atencion prehospitalaria mediante la educacion global. Este legendario programa fue desarrollado por primera vez por la Asociacion Nacional de Tecnicos en Emergencias Medicas (National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, NAEMT), a principios de la decada de los ochenta del siglo pasado con la cooperacion del Comite para el Trauma del Colegio Americano de Cirujanos (American College of Surgeons Commitee on Trauma, ACS-COT). Su contenido medico se revisa y actualiza en forma continua para reflejar lo ultimo y mas actualizado del conocimiento y la practica con base en la evidencia. El PHTLS promueve el pensamiento critico como fundamento para proporcionar una atencion de calidad. Basandose en la creencia de que los profesionales de los servicios de emergencias medicas toman las mejores decisiones en beneficio de sus pacientes cuando se les proporciona una base solida de conocimiento y principios clave para estimular sus habilidades de pensamiento critico. Desde 1996, la Atencion Tactica a Victimas en Combate (TCCC) ha mejorado el cuidado que se proporciona en los entornos prehospitalarios de combate. La TCCC es el element prehospitalario en el campo de batalla del Joint Trauma System, una organizacion del Departamento de Defensa que proyecta la atencion de trauma en combate hasta el punto de lesiones y seguimiento de cuidado continuo mientras lleva a la victima a casa para su recuperacion y rehabilitacion. Las guias de TCCC son revisadas y actualizadas constantemente por el Comite de Atencion Tactica a Victimas de Combate (CoTCCC), un grupo de voluntarios en medicina militar y especialistas en atencion de trauma. PHTLS: Soporte Vital de Trauma Prehospitalario, Novena Edicion Militar es el siguiente paso en la evolucion del programa lider mundial de educacion sobre trauma prehospitalario, una asociacion entre PHTLS y TCCC que se remonta a la cuarta edicion de este curso. Esta edicion continua la mision compartida de promover la excelencia en el tratamiento del trauma por parte de todos los proveedores y en todos los entornos. Ademas del contenido principal de PHTLS, presenta trece capitulos escritos por militares expertos en la atencion de trauma prehospitalario para profesionales en el entorno militar. Estos incluyen un capitulo dedicado a escenarios detallados disenados para perfeccionar las habilidades de pensamiento critico y para ayudar al personal medico de combate a aprender a pensar claramente bajo presion en combate. Un enfoque claro para evaluar al paciente de trauma En el campo, los segundos cuentan. PHTLS: Soporte Vital de Trauma Prehospitalario, edicion militar novena ensena y refuerza los principios para evaluar con rapidez al paciente con trauma usando un enfoque ordenado, tratando de inmediato los problemas que ponen en riesgo la vida conforme se van identificando y minimizando cualquier retraso para iniciar transporte a un destino adecuado.

Succinct and highly illustrated, the third edition of this handy pocket guide enables practitioners to successfully manage common minor injuries in children at the point of care. Each chapter has been updated to reflect changes to the treatment for the injury based on recent research and new guidelines. The new edition includes: the latest recommended guidelines and procedures, for instant access to key information generous use of colour, warning boxes, icons, clinical tips and practical advice to help the reader find information at a glance numerous illustrations help explain more difficult concepts detailed guidance on when to treat, how to treat, when to refer or when minor trauma is indicative of a more serious diagnosis. This concise evidence-based book remains an essential purchase for junior doctors, nurse practitioners and emergency care practitioners in the emergency department, minor injury centre or primary care facility. It is a touchstone for all those seeing children following minor injury or trauma.

The new edition of Major Incident Medical Management and Support is a vital component in the blended learning course from Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the preparation, management and support elements of dealing with casualties in a major incident. Split into five sections, each focuses on the elements requisite in preparing for, and responding, to a major incident. The first section discusses the epidemiology and incidences of major incidents and the structured approach to the hospital response. The second section contains the preparation required in planning for major incidents, including equipment and training. The third section covers the management of a major incident, concentrating on the clinical, nursing and management hierarchies. The fourth includes the various stages of support in a major incident, including declaring an incident and activating the plan, the reception, triage, definitive care and recovery phases of an incident. The final section focuses on special incidents which require additional consideration, including those involving hazardous chemicals, burns and children. Written in collaboration with the National Emergency Planning, Major Incident Medical Management and Support is an invaluable reference in the emergency department and beyond for staff needing to prepare for the rare, but inevitable, hospital major incidence response.

The terrorist act with sarin gas in the Tokyo underground and the case with the spread of anthrax spores through the U.S. postal system stimulated the development of orga- zation of fight against terrorism on a national and global level. The goal of this wo- shop was assessment of scientific concepts and practical means for management of chemical and biological agents casualties in the area of terrorist attacks with emphasis on improving the problems and situation in Eastern European Countries. In this book are included the results of both theoretical and practical research of chemical and biological terrorism presented during the workshop. Different trends of research to fight against terrorism on both local and governmental level including some Eastern European countries are discussed. The scientific articles are grouped into those areas: - New approaches in counteraction to chemical and biological terrorism - Medical treatment and decontamination of casualties from chemical and biological agents - Diagnosis of exposure to chemical and biological agents - Development of protection against injuries from chemical and biological agents In these articles the following are emphasized: - Some aspects of national and global defense against chemical and biological terrorism - National action plans and global agreements on combating terrorism - The characteristics of the major specific injuries connected with chemical and biological terrorism - Threats of terroristic attacks - Epidemiological and clinical peculiarities, ways of diagnosing, medical tre- ment and preventive health care measures These problems are analyzed from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Interdisziplinar - DAS Werk zur Wundballistik Grundlagen Das notwendige Grundwissen uber Physik, Munition und Waffen, Ballistik Verhalten von Geschossen im Menschen und im Tier (Physik der Schussverletzung) Experimentelle Simulation von Schussverletzungen und die dazu geeigneten Materialien Anwendungen Rechtsmedizin und Kriminalistik Die Schussverletzung als kriminalistische Spur (Rekonstruktion des Tatablaufs, Schussdistanz) Nicht-letale Geschosse und ihre Gefahrlichkeit Gefahrdung durch Geschosse Notfall- und Kriegschirurgie Bewertung von Verletzungen durch Kleinwaffengeschosse und Splitter Gasstrahlen (bei Schreckschuss- und Gaswaffen) Internationale Konventionen Physikalische Masszahlen fur das Verletzungspotenzial (die Wirksamkeit) von Geschossen und Splittern Nachschlagewerk Tabellenwerk (ballistische Daten zahlreicher - auch alterer - Patronenarten, Materialeigenschaften, sowie viele sonst schwer zugangliche Daten) Dreisprachiges Glossar fachspezifischer Ausdrucke (deutsch, englisch, franzoesisch) NEU Wundballistik der Polizeigeschosse Hinweise auf neuere Forschungsergebnisse Farbige Abbildungen Durch die Zunahme der terroristischen und kriminellen Aktivitaten weltweit sind nicht nur Armeeangehoerige betroffen. Auch Chirurgen, Rechtsmediziner, Polizisten und Kriminalisten mussen die Besonderheiten der Schussverletzungen kennen und beurteilen koennen.

The debate over the use of Embryonic stem cells and the questionable effectiveness of adult stem cells have led many scientists and clinicians to concentrate their energies on umbilical-cord-derived stem cells from healthy newborn babies. Amassing a very respectable track record in terms of safety and clinical utility, cord-blood stem cells can treat many diseases such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke, diabetes, heart disease and certain degenerative eye disorders.

This extension to the popular "ECGs for the Emergency Physician Volume 1 "continues to provide the emergency health care provider with outstanding practical and emergency medicine-relevant teaching of a life-saving skill: emergency electrocardiography interpretation.

This volume can be used individually or paired with Volume 1 to present one of the most comprehensive and educational ECG collections ever assembled for emergency physicians and other acute health care providers.

Im Feld zahlen Sekunden. PHTLS: Die praklinische Trauma-Lebenshilfe lehrt und bekraftigt die Grundsatze der schnellen Beurteilung eines Trauma-Patienten durch einen ordentlichen Ansatz, die sofort lebensbedrohliche Probleme behandelt, sobald sie identifiziert werden, und eventuelle Verzoegerungen bei der Einleitung des Transports zu einem geeigneten Ziel auf ein Minimum reduziert. Entwickelt von der Nationalen Vereinigung der Rettungssanitater (NAEMT) in Zusammenarbeit mit dem American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ASC-COT), PHTLS, neunte Edition reflektiert aktuelles, evidenzbasiertes Wissen und Praxis und foerdert kritisches Denken als Grundlage fur die Bereitstellung hochwertiger Pflege. Die schnelle Beurteilung eines Trauma-Patienten zur Identifizierung einer lebensrettenden Behandlung ist das Herzstuck der neunten Edition von PHTLS. Es dauert 2 Minuten oder weniger, bis ein Patient ausblutet. Keine andere Vorsorgeeinrichtung fur interventionelle praklinische Behandlung ist wichtiger als das Anhalten dieses Blutungsgrads bei Trauma-Patienten. Um dies zu reflektieren, verwendet PHTLS, neunte Edition die XABCDE-Patientenbeurteilungs-Mnemonik, um die Ausblutungs-?amorrhagie bei jedem einzelnen Patienten in den Vordergrund zu stellen. Die Bedeutung von XABCDE (Ausblutungs-?amorrhagie, Atemwege, Atmung, Kreislauf, Behinderung und Exposition/Umgebung) wird in jedem klinischen Kapitel verstarkt. Die PHTLS, neunte Edition hervorhebt: Aktuelle Informationen zur Flussigkeitsreanimation und zur Immobilisierung der Wirbelsaule von evidenzbasierter Forschung her und erfahrenen Anbietern praklinischer Behandlung, die die Prinzipien und Praktiken von PHTLS in diesem Bereich anwenden Aktualisierung von Patientenmanagement-Techniken, einschliesslich Platzierung von Tourniquets, Nadeldekompressionsstellen, die Verwendung von Beckenbindemitteln, padiatrischer Flussigkeitsreanimation und padiatrischen Atemwegsmanagements Hervorhebung der vermeidbaren Verletzungen, des ablenkenden Fahrens bis hin zum Sturz alterer Erwachsener und der Gewalt von intimen Partnern Konzentration auf zivilen taktischen Bedrohungen und Reaktion von Fahrzeugen als Massenvernichtungswaffen auf ein neues Flussdiagramm fur die Fernbewertungsmethodik Dynamische Programmkomponenten Das Haupthandbuch der PHTLS, neunte Edition, ist die definitive Quelle fur die Versorgung von Traumata, die die medizinischen Beweise fur die empfohlenen Prinzipien und Praktiken des PHTLS-Kurses beschreibt. Als nachster Schritt in der Entwicklung des PHTLS -Programms wird das Haupthandbuch durch das neue PHTLS-Kurshandbuch begleitet, das die wichtigsten Konzepte des Kurses verstarkt und klart; ein ansprechendes, interaktives Design bietet; und so verfasst ist, dass Sie das Gefuhl haben, an einem Gesprach teilzunehmen, anstatt einem Vortrag zuzuhoeren.