The RCEM Lecture Notes - Emergency Medicine, 5e (Dec 18, 2023)_(1119325811)_(Wiley-Blackwell).pdf

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of contributors Preface to the fifth edition Preface to the fourth edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition About the Companion Website Chapter 1 What every Emergency Physician needs to know Emergency assessment of the undifferentiated patient The ABCDE assessment A – Airway B – Breathing C – Circulation Pulse and blood pressure D – Disability E – Environment and exposure F – Fits G – Glucose H – History I – Immediate analgesia and investigations Point of care ultrasound Further management in the ED How much history, how much examination? Investigations Definitive care Social problems and homelessness Major incidents Sedation and general anaesthesia Preparation for sedation and selection of patients Facilities for the administration of sedation or general anaesthesia Conditions during the period of sedation Assessment of the level of sedation Drugs for sedation in the ED Discharge of patien