Local and Regional Anaesthesia in the Emergency Department Made Easy E-Book : Local and Regional Anaesthesia in the Emergency Department Made Easy E-Book

This volume in the successful Made Easy series is aimed at all doctors working in accident and emergency departments to help remind them of the common nerve block techniques. These techniques can be difficult to master and require great precison. Each procedure is described in step-by-step detail along with accompanying colour illustrations. Volume in successful Made Easy series. Short practical account of commonest local and regional anaesthesia techniques as will be encountered by junior doctors working in accident and emergency. Highly illustrated with colour photographs showing step by step procedures. Content: Local anaesthesia -- Local anaesthetic toxidromes and complications -- Topical anaesthesia -- Basic dental and oral local anaesthesia -- Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) -- Nerve block regional anaesthesia -- Face and neck nerve blocks -- Upper limb blocks -- Lower limb blocks -- Intercostal nerve block -- Procedural sedation and analgesia. This text is designed not so much to teach new ideas or practices, but to remind you of the things that you have already learnt, and to share some practical tips on aspects of patient management. It explains how the key to successful use of procedural sedation and local anaesthesia is patience. Suitable for the doctors working in accident and emergency departments, this title helps remind them of the common nerve block techniques.