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Anaesthesia Analgesia Emergency Medicine

Second Edition

Karen A. Illingworth, Karen H. Simpson

$326 AUD

ISBN:
9780192629098
Published:
1 Jun 1998
Availability:
Print on demand

Many patients come to the Accident and Emergency department in pain or with conditions requiring local or general anaesthesia. Close co-operation between the staff of the Anaesthesia and Accident and Emergency departments is vital if anaesthesia and analgesia are to be dealt with efficiently and safely. This new edition of Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Emergency Medicine has been extensively revised throughout, especially with regard to resuscitation techniques. It provides a concise guide to anaesthesia and pain relief in Emergency Medicine. Throughout, the emphasis is on the practical management of problems, giving clear instructions about the treatment of common conditions. * Features the new 1997 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines * Some new sections included * Revised throughout The book is written for staff working in an Accident and Emergency department, but will also be of interest to those training in anaesthesia Reviews of first edition: 'The authors are to be congratulated on their efforts in producing a worthwhile addition to the trauma anesthesia literature...' (Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 1995) 'The book contains an enormous assortment of very valuable information, nearly all of it in a very clear and concisely presented manner'. (Today's Anaesthetist, 1994) 'The information this book contains will benefit all staff involved in emergency medicine' ( Journal of the British Association for Immediate Care, 1994)

Preface
Part 1 - General concepts of anaesthesia and analgesia
General anaesthesia in the A & E department
Anaesthetic and resuscitation equipment
Infection risks during anaesthesia
Assessment and preparation of patients for general anaesthesia, and monitoring during anaesthesia
Emergency general anaesthesia and pre-hospital care
Recovery and street fitness
Problems encountered during general anaesthesia
Resuscitation techniques: airway management, ventilation, and defibrillation
Airway and ventilation management: some common problems
Part 2 - Sedation
Sedation
Analgesia
Local anaesthesia: principles and practice in the A & E department
Problems encountered during local anaesthesia
Local anaesthetic nerve blocks: introduction and local infiltration of the skin
Nerve blocks of the upper limb
Nerve blocks of the lower limb
Other nerve blocks and field blocks
Topical anaesthesia
Index

Karen A. Illingworth , Clinical Assistant in Accident and Emergency Medicine and Resuscitation Training Manager, St James's University Hopsital, Leeds

Karen H. Simpson , Consultant Anaesthetist, Pain Management Service, St James's University Hospital, Leeds