Product Description

A portable handbook that provides a simple guide to the management of poisonings and envenoming specific to the Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific regions. A didactic guide to the appropriate prinicples in approach, assessment and management of poinsoned patients at point of care.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #692467 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

From the Back Cover
The Toxicology Handbook is the portable poisonings resource for
all emergency medicine staff -- physicians, trainees, nurses, rural and
remote GPs, and healthcare workers. This book will also be a vital resource
for paramedics, pharmacists and general practitioners, and a useful guide
to local poisons for overseas trained doctors.

This guide provides an easily followed approach to the assessment and
management of common, unusual and life-threatening poisonings. Separate
sections address envenoming problems specific to Australia, New Zealand and
the South Pacific. This easy-to-use handbook has a practical clinical
focus, contains the authors' "Handy tips" and "Common pitfalls" in the
management of common, unusual and life-threatening poisonings, and includes
specific paediatric and pregnancy considerations.

About the Author
Lindsay Murray MBBS FACEM, consultant Emergency Physician and
Clinical Toxicologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth; Senior
Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia; Medical
Director WA Poisons Information Centre; Consultant Clinical Toxicologist,
NSW Poisons Information Centre.
Frank Daly MBBS FACEM, Director of Emergency Department and Consultant
Clinical Toxicologist, Royal Perth Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer in
Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia; Consultant Clinical
Toxicologist WA and NSW Poisons Information Centres.
Mark Little MBBS DTM&H (Lond) FACEM MPH&T, Consultant Emergency Physician
and Clinical Toxicologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth; Clinical
Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia;
Consultant Clinical Toxicologist WA and NSW Poisons Information Centres
Mike Cadogan MA (Oxon) MBChB FACEM, Consultant Emergency Physician, Sir
Charles Gairdner Emergency department, Clinical Senior Lecturer in
Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia.

Customer Reviews

Portable and cheap answers to clinical questions
Great book. So far has answered all my tox managemet questions in the ER quickly and without fuss. Cuts through all those questions like "should I or should'nt I give charcoal?" or "is this an issue?" and gives confidence in providing supportive care in the majority of poisonings. Although there are chapters on Australian envenoming, practiontioners elsewhere would like the chapters on pharmaceutical and illicit drug ODs. Portable and very cheap compared to comprehensive US texts.Patient focused unlke some web or computer-based products.

Step by step guide to all toxicological emergencies
Simple, didactic and easy to use. This is the ultimate handbook for all Emergency trainees and specialists; General Practitioners and medical students. All you ever need to know, or wanted to know about treating toxicological emergencies. Brilliant.

If I ever had to treat a snakebite.............
Perfect handbook for accident and emergency care of toxicology patients. Well structured chapters dealing with all the common drugs, and some less common envenomations (not many snakes around here!). Fundamental principles well outlined, practical approach to the management of all poisoned patients. Will be the pocketbook for all emergency physicians, elective students, intensivists and general practitioners. The new standard in toxicology care