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Designed to be read by all health care providers involved in Emergency Medicine Care including physicians, medical students and nursing professionals. Includes up-to-date universal fundamental principles of Emergency Medicine. The book is divided into 21 chapters and sectioned by the body systems. Tables, charts and easy illustrations are used to clarify the content and facilitate the learning process. Standard National Treatment Guidelines are stressed in each case discussion. The last chapter deals with disaster management, triaging techniques and discussing the use of mock trials to train health care workers to manage a mass casualty incident in an efficient way. It will discuss preventable injuries such as drowning, burns from fire, chemicals and electrical sources. The chapters also stress the need to coordination between governmental law enforcement and the community to help in preventing disasters. Each case study is designed to stimulate thought process of students, to formulate a diagnosis and a quick treatment plan. Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls are provided to keep the importance in mind of missing a diagnosis as well as the legal implications. Some historical cases are mentioned to make the subject interesting, easy-to-remember and relates to the case.
Table of Contents:
1. Head and Neck 2. Chest Pulmonary System 3. Abdomen 4. Pelvic and Urogenital 5. Musculoskeletal 6. Neurology 7. Endocrine 8. Psychiatric Emergencies 9. Environmental Injuries, Toxicology and Animal Bites 10. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) 11. Pediatrics 12. Obstetrics and Gynecology 13. Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies 14. Hematology/Oncology 15. Trauma in Extremes of Age 16. Infectious Diseases 17. Renal Emergencies 18. Medical Errors 19. Water and Electrolyte Imbalance 20. Ocular Emergencies 21. Disaster Management IndexISBN - 9789350903032
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Pages : 419
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