Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Emergency Medicine

Klappentext YOU HOLD TEXT FILE FROM H/B EDITION 019-262908-5 Zusammenfassung Focusing on resuscitation techniques, this work provides a guide to anaesthesia and pain relief in Emergency Medicine. It emphasises on the practical management of problems, giving instructions about the treatment of common conditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Part 1 - General concepts of anaesthesia and analgesia General anaesthesia in the A and 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 and 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

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• Authors: Karen Illingworth, Karen A. Illingworth, Karen A. (Consultant in Accident and Illingworth, Karen A. Simpson Illingworth, Illingworth Karen A., Karen Simpson, Karen H. Simpson, Simpson Karen H.
• Assisted by: Sue Swales (Illustration), Swales Sue (Illustration)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1998
• EAN: 9780192629081
• ISBN: 978-0-19-262908-1
• No. of pages: 406
• Series: Oxford Handbooks in Emergency; Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine; Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, Pain & pain management, Pain and pain management, Accident & emergency medicine, MEDICAL / Pain Management, Accident and emergency medicine