Accident and emergency medicine

This manual provides a practical approach to operative trauma management.

This title will provide an up-to-date review of the emerging practice of neurology telemedicine.

This pocket atlas explains how to use pulmonary graphics as a valuable adjunct for patient management.

Trauma is the leading cause of death among people under the age of 40 and it ranks third for all age groups.

Clinical research in critical care has exploded in the past several years and we now have a much better understanding of how to care for intensive care unit (ICU) patients in areas such as management of sepsis, fluid resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, antibiotic administration and sedation and analgesia.

The origin of modern intensive care units (ICUs) has frequently been attributed to the widespread provision of mechanical ventilation within dedicated hospital areas during the 1952 Copenhagen polio epidemic.

This unique reference fulfills the unmet need of a textbook that addresses the scope of practice for surgeons practicing in rural regions.

This is a major revision, updating, and expansion of the leading single-source volume on pediatric sedation outside of the operating room.

The kidneys participate in all vital processes of the body to maintain overall homeostasis and health.

This volume is a complete manual of operative techniques for battling a severe liver injury.

This volume is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review for clinicians with an interest in the peri-operative nutritional management of all surgical patients.

Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit explores the current state of evidence supporting use of bedside ultrasound for procedural guidance and for the critical care-focused assessment of a variety of organ systems.

Over the past 20 years, diagnostic tests for pediatric pulmonologists have revolutionized care of children afflicted with respiratory disorders.

This is a no-nonsense guide to drug treatment in the intensive care unit.

Neurointervention in the Medical Specialties is a first-of-its-kind reference that serves as a bridge between the neurointerventionalist and the physicians who most frequently look to these specialists for answers to some of the most intractable problems they face.

This book provides the reader with an understanding of human nutritional and metabolic physiology and how it goes wrong in illness.

English for Paramedics is a reading book for doctors and medical students whose mother language is other than English and who need to perfect their language skills and professional knowledge at the same time.

The award-winning guide to medical training for wilderness rescue and self-careWilderness First Responder is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of backcountry emergencies, written by wilderness expert Buck Tilton with more than a dozen medical professionals.

This comprehensive resource brings together the most current theories, evidence and best practice parameters for the use of nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (nNIV).

Great progress has been made since the first description of the acute respiratory distress syndrome by the Denver group in 1967 (Lancet).

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Every year in the United States, 12 per cent of all births are preterm births, 5 per cent of all babies need help to breathe at birth, and 3 per cent of neonates are born with at least one severe malformation.

Every year in the United States, 12 per cent of all births are preterm births, 5 per cent of all babies need help to breathe at birth, and 3 per cent of neonates are born with at least one severe malformation.

This book demonstrates that the criminal justice system in the United States has allowed the natural emotions surrounding sexuality to allow the minority of sexual offenders who are truly dangerous to be merged with the majority of offenders who pose little, if any, risk to be at large.

Disease Surveillance: Technological Contributions to Global Health Security reminds us of the continued vulnerability of the world to contagious infections.

This new volume in the established and well-respected series of Self-Assessment Color Reviews covers all aspects of adult emergency medicine.

This book is part of a series of titles that are a spin-off of the Shingo Prize-winning book Leveraging Lean in Healthcare: Transforming Your Enterprise into a High Quality Patient Care Delivery System.

The World Health Organization's recently published Global Report on Drowning found that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide-making the information presented in this new book an important part of the global effort to reduce this health risk.

There is no question that more police officers die from suicide than those killed in the line of duty.

Providing over 150 single best answer questions, this comprehensive question and answer guide provides candidates with the practice material necessary to successfully pass trauma examinations such as the ATLS or EMST.

This core textbook defines the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the disease states commonly encountered by pre-hospital care providers.

The FCEM Notebook: Revision Notes and Clinical Resource for Emergency Physicians is the essential guide to passing the Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine (FCEM) examination.

On-Call Radiology presents case discussions on the most common and important clinical emergencies and their corresponding imaging findings encountered on-call.

Clinical Ultrasound: A How-To Guide is targeted at the novice to intermediate clinician sonographer.

Recognition and diagnosis of child abuse and neglect creates an important foundation for the protection of children.

Disaster medicine is a broad and dynamic field that encompasses the medical and surgical response to mass casualty incidents including rail, air, and road traffic accidents; domestic terrorism; and pandemic outbreaks.

United Sates Marine Sergeant Tim Fortner survived 14 months in Vietnam as a door gunner in a CH-46 helicopter, completing 27 strike flight missions.

Tracy McElligott is dying.

This book is the only published literature that comprehensively discusses all aspects of transfusion of transmissible diseases, the facts and the fiction.

Surgical Intensive Care Medicine has been specifically designed to be a practical reference for medical students and house officers to help manage the critically ill surgical patient.

This will serve primarily as a hardcover, library purchase with a short shelf life of 6 months and will also add to the exposure of other works by Jean-Louis Vincent, the Update in Intensive Care Medicine series, which was repackaged to suit the North American market.

The Update compiles the most recent, widespread developments of experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book.

Critical care medicine is a dynamic and exciting arena where complex pathophysiologic states requiring extensive knowledge and clinical acumen are commonly found.

Sepsis or septic shock is a type of condition/infection which represents one of the leading post-surgical or post-traumatic complications.

Welcome to the City of Groningen, the center of the North of the Netherlands.

Covering a full range of topics from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease to ophthalmology, hematology and pediatrics, EVIDENCE-BASED DIAGNOSIS is the only single volume, quick reference designed for use in daily practice.

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The acute abdomen often perplexes the expert as well as the young physician.

A cutting-edge review of the fundamental biological principles underlying the more common inflammatory disorders of the nervous system.

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is a therapeutic approach, based in attachment theory, which is used to support children who have experienced relational trauma.