Product Description

The bestselling Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine provides practical, accessible guidelines on a huge range of situations that present to the Emergency department. It is the essential guide for junior doctors (including candidates for examinations in Emergency Medicine), specialist nurses, paramedics, general practitioners and other allied health professionals. The text is deliberately precise and prescriptive giving up-to-date step-by-step advice on presentation, investigation, diagnosis, emergency treatment and further referral for adult and paediatric patients. Practical guidance on the management of a huge range of situations is provided including poisoning, major trauma, ob/gyn, psychiatric and paediatric emergencies. Important practical procedures are covered in a stepwise, easy-to-follow format with line diagrams illustrating anatomical landmarks. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to include the 2006 Resuscitation Council guidelines, as well as new guidelines from NICE, SIGN, BTS, ATLS and changes to the compulsory psychiatric hospitalisation law. There are updates on management throughout and new information on avian flu, terrorism, hospital acquired infections including MRSA and hand washing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8215 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Imitation Leather
• 768 pages

MAD (Barts and the London Med Student Journal)
"...this book is a must-have for anyone wanting to become the next doctor to ride in the shiny red HEMS helicopter on his/her way to an emergency...Stimulating reading for anyone interested in emergency medicine."

Review
...an essential book of reference...[and] an indispensable tool and survival guide to anyone working within emergency medicine...[it should be] accessible and in easy reach of all staff working within the emergency department. (Accident and Emergency Nursing Journal )

...this book is a must-have for anyone wanting to become the next doctor to ride in the shiny red HEMS helicopter on his/her way to an emergency...Stimulating reading for anyone interested in emergency medicine. (MAD (Barts and the London Med Student Journal) )

Customer Reviews

Not much has changed
I was a bit disappointed as I only bought the second edition in 2005, but when I went out and updated it, there was in fact not that much change at all to the vast majority of the text! Sure, the new 2005 CPR guidelines are there (I guess this and the name change dropping `Accident' were the reasons to `rush out' a new edition so quickly), but most of the text is the same. And I'm still tired of straining to read it!

Same Old Same Old
Once again the Oxford series have attempted to squeeze the entire knowledge base for emergency medicine into an exceedingly small space. Granted there are thousands of facts crammed into this tome, but the micrographic text and easily ripped paper will leave this book securely on the shelf

Still one of the best
The Oxford series continues to impress time after time. This 3rd edition has many updates and retains the excellent layout this publisher is famous for. It is a must have for all those interested in training in Emeregency Medicine.

Highly recommended!