Accident and emergency medicine

The definitive interdisciplinary reference work for wound ballisticsBasicsThe book begins by providing the necessary basic knowledge about physics, ballistics and ammunition and weapons.

This book presents the best practice, indications and drugs most used in the practice of noninvasive ventilation (NIV).

Drug dosage in renal insufficiency has become an toxication.

The second edition of this book provides scientific and clinical insights on the management of patients who arrive at the hospital with a presentation consistent with a potential acute coronary syndrome.

Intubating critically ill patients is a process that requires a well-thought-out, step-by-step plan, specific to each patient.

Mechanical ventilation is an essential life-sustaining therapy for many critically-ill patients.

Deepens understanding of the monitoring technology used in anesthesia in order to improve patient safety and positive treatment outcomes.

This book provides an easy, modern and practical way for physicians to approach the world of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV).

Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are a recent innovation in hospitals that makes critical care teams available to a nurse within seconds.

Ultrasound has rapidly become integral to the practice of emergency medicine.

This issue of Neurologic Clinics, edited by Dr.

This comprehensive volume provides clinicians with a better understanding of the correlation between sleep and mental illness.

Despite the progress that has been made in intensive care medicine, sepsis and septic shock are still accompanied by a high mortality rate.

Cardiothoracic Critical Care covers an engaging collection of critical scenarios based on actual cardiothoracic intensive care unit events, ranging in topics from fundamentals of critical care to management of mechanical circulatory support devices.

Sepsis is an important public health problem around the world.

As an Emergency Medicine consultant in one of the busiest departments in the UK, Dr Jonny Acheson loved his job.

Educators today are facing challenges and demands like never before.

Offering a comprehensive review of the neuropathology of SARS-CoV-2, Neurological Care and the COVID-19 Pandemic provides up-to-date coverage of the wide array of the pathogen's neurological symptoms and complications.

The aim of this book is to provide a practical guide to help junior doctors to manage the important acute paediatric problems they are likely to encounter.

There is no doubt that the study of the muscular dystrophies in recent years has been exciting and rewarding.

This new addition to the popular 100 cases series explores common clinical scenarios that will be encountered by the medical student and junior doctor during practical training in the emergency department, in the community and in intensive and critical care settings, and which are likely to feature in qualifying examinations.

This book addresses the manifestation of lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Trauma and Memory will assist mental health experts and professionals, as well as the interested public, in understanding the scientific issues around trauma memory, and how this differs from other areas of memory.

This key textbook equips all nurses with the knowledge and skills required to care for the deteriorating patient in the clinical environment.

From the viewpoint of a health economist, the intensive care unit (leU) is a particularly fascinating phenomenon.

86 short papers originating from the 13th International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring held in July 2007 in San Francisco present experimental as well as clinical research data on invasive and non-invasive intracranial pressure and brain biochemistry monitoring.

Winner of BMA Medical Book Award, Highly Commended in Public HealthWritten for medical professionals, this book provides a concise reference with clear guidelines on how to manage both the victims of chemical agent exposure and the site of the incident.

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

'A gem of a book' GABOR MAT 'The book for anyone who is committed to the healing path' LISSA RANKIN, MD'A comprehensive collection of exercises that will enable the reader to experience the often forgotten universal wisdom that healing is dependent on feeling safe' Stephen W.

Time and place are of the greatest significance for scientific inquiry about human lives.

To better understand how strong worker protection systems differ from weak ones, this volume reports and interprets a study carried out in six nations-Sweden, Finland, The German Democratic Republic, The Federal Republic of Germany, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America.

Some people can get over anything.

This welcome addition to the series Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine emerges from the most recent of a series of meetings organized by Alvar Net and Salvador Benito of Barcelona.

This book focuses on evidence-based occupational therapy in the care of older adults in different clinical settings, from home to acute hospital, from intensive care unit to rehabilitation centers and nursing homes.

More than just a litany of artifacts, rituals, and symbols, this valuable book provides a cultural bridge for emergency responders.

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

How a public-private partnership led to the largest emergency response system in the worldEmergency medical response systems are a critical component of any nation's healthcare system.

The chapters in this anthology deal with many of these all-encompassing constraints and how the various participants seek to deal with them.

Angaben über die Inzidenz neurologischer und psychischer Funktionsstörungen nach kardiopulmonalen Bypassoperationen reichen in verschiedenen klinischen Untersuchungen von 5 bis 64 %, wobei die Funktionsausfälle von leichten neurologischen Veränderungen bis zu zerebralen Infarkten reichen.

Prehospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) is a new and evolving field within Prehospital Care and involves the delivery of safe prehospital critical care to seriously ill or injured patients, and safe transfer to or between hospitals.

The 2nd edition of this book describes the recent techniques, strategies, and drugs that have been demonstrated by multicenter randomized trials to influence survival in critically ill, defined as those who have acute failure of at least one organ, due to either a pathological condition or a medical intervention, and require intensive care treatment.

Need a tested, reliable method that works?

Die gegenwärtige Einstellung der Anaesthesiologen zur Praxis der kontrollierten Hypotension ist zwiespältig: die einen verteidigen sie nachdrücklich als Bereicherung der Anaesthesie­ Technik, die anderen stehen ihr skeptisch gegenüber oder lehnen sie als sinnlos und ge­ fahrlich ab [17, 18,24,25,27,32,36,55,59,102].

This text covers basic principles and practice of on-call psychiatric care in the geriatric patient in various medical settings.

This book creates a scope for achieving mental wellbeing apart from the currently dominant mental health practices, critiqued for their damaging effects on individuals and families.