The Sixth Edition of this well-known and authoritative textbook provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of Adult Emergency Medicine. It is an invaluable guide for trainees and other health professionals, including nurse specialists and paramedics ...view more
The Sixth Edition of this well-known and authoritative textbook provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of Adult Emergency Medicine. It is an invaluable guide for trainees and other health professionals, including nurse specialists and paramedics, offering concise and practical guidance based on the latest best practices and evidence-based guidelines. Originally published over 25 years ago this title has been regularly updated to keep up with current practice.
All major topics encountered in the emergency department are covered and have been updated to reflect recent changes in this constantly evolving specialty. Chapters are concise and practical, with key points and controversial areas highlighted.
In addition, the textbook addresses complex topics such as death and dying, managing challenging patients, ethics, providing testimony, and domestic violence. It also covers governance, training, research, and organisational subjects like disaster planning and response, humanitarian emergencies, and refugee medicine. This content provides a framework for understanding the complexities of managing major emergency care systems.
This textbook remains a vital resource for anyone involved in the practice of emergency medicine.
The Sixth Edition of this well-known and authoritative textbook provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of Adult Emergency Medicine. It is an invaluable guide for trainees and other health professionals, including nurse specialists and paramedics, offering concise and practical guidance based on the latest best practices and evidence-based guidelines. Originally published over 25 years ago this title has been regularly updated to keep up with current practice.
All major topics encountered in the emergency department are covered and have been updated to reflect recent changes in this constantly evolving specialty. Chapters are concise and practical, with key points and controversial areas highlighted.
In addition, the textbook addresses complex topics such as death and dying, managing challenging patients, ethics, providing testimony, and domestic violence. It also covers governance, training, research, and organisational subjects like disaster planning and response, humanitarian emergencies, and refugee medicine. This content provides a framework for understanding the complexities of managing major emergency care systems.
This textbook remains a vital resource for anyone involved in the practice of emergency medicine.
Key Features
Practical guide– covers everything you are likely to come across
Clinically orientated and thoroughly updated by a team of expert editors
Concise and readable chapters – accessible for trainee doctors as well as emergency medicine nursing specialties and those working in urgent care units
Key points and highlighted controversial areas support additional learning
Supports image interpretation in emergency medicine
New to this edition
Fully refreshed and updated to reflect the latest evidence and practice
New content on resuscitation, critical care, trauma, cardiology, pandemic preparedness and infection control, emergency care in humanitarian crises, wellness, resilience, and performance in emergency medicine
Images updated to reflect new technology
Additional images available in the eBook
Author Information
Edited by Peter Cameron, MBBS, MD, FACEM, Emergency Physician, Alfred Health Emergency Service, Australia; Biswadev Mitra, MBBS MHSM PhD FACEM, Emergency Physician, Alfred Health Emergency Service, Australia; Kim Hansen, MBBS(HonsI) FACEM, Director, Virtual Emergency Department, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Medical Director, Critical Care, Women's and Children's, Service Line, Redcliffe Hospital, Australia; Mark Little, MBBS, FACEM, MPH&TM DTM&H IDHA, Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia and Conor Deasy, MB DCH Dip IMC Dip Tox FRCEM PhD, Clinical Director, Emergency and Acute Care, Cork University Hospital (CUH) /Professor, Emergency Medicine, CUH /South Trauma Network Clinical Lead / Clinical Lead, Major Trauma Audit, NOCA, Ireland
Section 1 Resuscitation 1.1 Basic life support Sameer A. Pathan 1.2 Advanced life support Sameer A. Pathan
Section 2 Critical care 2.1 Airway and ventilation management Amit Maini, Christopher James Groombridge and Peter Fritz 2.2 Oxygen therapy Bridget Devaney 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring Craig Hore and Robert Hislop 2.4 Shock overview Gerry McCarthy 2.5 Sepsis and septic shock Alan Mark Watts 2.6 Arterial blood gases Anthony Holley 2.7 Cerebral resuscitation after cardiac arrest Stephen Bernard 2.8 Anaphylaxis Anthony FT Brown and Ben McKenzie
Section 3 Trauma 3.1 Trauma overview Gerard Michael O'Reilly and Peter Cameron 3.2 Neurotrauma Gerard Michael O'Reilly and Peter Cameron 3.3 Spinal trauma Harm van de pas 3.4 Facial trauma James Kim and Dane Chalkley 3.5 Abdominal trauma Garry J. Wilkes 3.6 Chest trauma Mark Fitzgerald, Jeremy Stevens and Robert Gocentas 3.7 Limb trauma Amit Maini and Christopher James Groombridge 3.8 Radiology in major trauma Anthony Phillip Joseph and Brett Lurie 3.9 Trauma in pregnancy Katie Waldman 3.10 Wound care and repair Cecil Samuel Johnny 3.11 Burns Anthony Holley and Biswadev Mitra 3.12 Massive transfusion Biswadev Mitra and Anthony Holley
Section 4 Orthopaedic emergencies 4.1 Injuries of the shoulder Stephen Gilmartin 4.2 Dislocations of the elbow Timothy H Rainer and Chi Hung Cheng 4.3 Fractures of the humerus Timothy H Rainer and Chi Hung Cheng 4.4 Fractures of the forearm and carpal bones Stephen Gilmartin 4.5 Hand injuries Peter Freeman and Arthur Hennessy 4.6 Pelvic injuries Eanna Mac Suibhne 4.7 Hip injuries Eanna Mac Suibhne 4.8 Femur injuries michael dunphy 4.9 Knee injuries Dean fulford and Samuel Arthur Medway 4.10 Tibia and fibula injuries Dean fulford and Samuel Arthur Medway 4.11 Ankle joint injuries Dean fulford and Samuel Arthur Medway 4.12 Foot injuries Dean fulford and Samuel Arthur Medway 4.13 Osteomyelitis Arthur Hennessy
Section 5 Cardiovascular emergencies 5.1 Chest pain Rohan Laging 5.2 Acute coronary syndromes Rohan Laging and Matthew Adamson 5.3 Assessment and management of acute pulmonary oedema James Foley 5.4 Arrhythmias Andrew Fu Wah Ho, Gayathri Devi Nadarajan and Marcus Ong 5.5 Pulmonary embolism David Mountain 5.6 Pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and myocarditis C Geraldine McMahon 5.7 Heart valve emergencies Kevin KC Hung and Colin A. Graham 5.8 Peripheral vascular disease Kevin KC Hung and Colin A. Graham 5.9 Hypertension Francis O'Keeffe and Deirdre McElwee 5.10 Aortic dissection Eoin Fogarty 5.11 Aneurysms Adrian Murphy
Section 6 Respiratory emergencies 6.1 Upper respiratory tract Kenneth Ooi 6.2 Asthma Ahilan Parameswaran and Anne-Maree Kelly 6.3 Community-acquired pneumonia Gordon Carter, Mark Putland and Karen Robins 6.4 Influenza and emerging respiratory infections Nicola Walsham and Amanda Rojek 6.5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Eli Dabscheck and Matthew Donnan 6.6 Pneumothorax Xiu Qing Lee and Anne-Maree Kelly 6.7 Pleural effusion Shammi Ramlakhan 6.8 Haemoptysis David McCreary and Lucie Cocker
Section 7 Digestive emergencies 7.1 Dysphagia Ien Ly 7.2 Approach to abdominal pain Rebecca Day and James Alister Fordyce 7.3 Bowel obstruction Don Campbell 7.4 Hernia Gonzalo Aguirrebarrena 7.5 Gastroenteritis Arun Ilancheran 7.6 Haematemesis and melaena Kevin KC Hung and Colin A. Graham 7.7 Peptic ulcer disease and gastritis Win Sen Kuan, Shirley Ooi and Boon Yuru 7.8 Biliary tract disease David McCreary and Binula Wickramarachchi 7.9 Acute pancreatitis Kenneth Heng 7.10 Acute appendicitis Shahina Braganza 7.11 Inflammatory bowel disease Jayashanki Perera 7.12 Acute liver failure John M. Ryan and John Cronin 7.13 Haematochezia Francis Lee 7.14 Perianal conditions Michael R. Augello
Section 8 Neurology emergencies 8.1 Headache Frank Michael Thomas Leader 8.2 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks Mark Morphett 8.3 Subarachnoid haemorrhage Karen Harris and Jessica O'Connell 8.4 Altered conscious state Ruth Hew 8.5 Seizures Garry J. Wilkes 8.6 Syncope and vertigo Rosslyn Hing 8.7 Weakness Tim Green and Eileen M. Rogan
Section 9 Infectious disease emergencies 9.1 Approach to undifferentiated fever in adults Arun Ilancheran 9.2 Meningitis Andrew Harris Singer 9.3 Septic arthritis Christopher Carman 9.4 Urinary tract infection Sean Arendse 9.5 Skin and soft-tissue infections Cecil Samuel Johnny 9.6 Covid Allen C. Cheng 9.7 Needlestick injuries and related blood and body fluid exposure Carl Luckhoff 9.8 Hepatitis Stuart Stapleton 9.9 Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome Sean Arendse 9.10 Sexually transmitted infections Jane Terris and Ahammed Shaheen Karanath 9.11 Tropical infectious diseases Sander Manders
Section 10 Genitourinary emergencies 10.1 Acute kidney injury Nicholas Adams 10.2 The acute scrotum David McCreary and Binula Wickramarachchi 10.3 Renal colic Sean Arendse
Section 11 Endocrine emergencies 11.1 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia: an overview Anthony FT Brown 11.2 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar, hyperglycaemic state Anthony FT Brown 11.3 Thyroid and adrenal emergencies Andrew Maclean
Section 12 Metabolic emergencies 12.1 Acid-base disorders Alan Gault 12.2 Electrolyte disturbances Daniel Mankarios and Myles Sri-Ganeshan
Section 13 Haematology emergencies 13.1 Anaemia Mark Little 13.2 Neutropaenia Mark Little 13.3 Thrombocytopaenia Mark Little 13.4 Haemophilia Sean Arendse 13.5 Blood and blood products Sean Arendse and Biswadev Mitra
Section 14 Rheumatology and musculoskeletal emergencies 14.1 Rheumatological emergencies Rushab C. Shah, Michelle C. Papandony, Flavia Cicuttini and Michael J. Gingold 14.2 Monoarthritis Rushab C. Shah, Michelle C. Papandony, Flavia Cicuttini and Michael J. Gingold 14.3 Polyarthritis Rushab C. Shah, Michelle C. Papandony, Flavia Cicuttini and Michael J. Gingold 14.4 Musculoskeletal and soft tissue emergencies Anthony Tzannes
Section 15 Dermatology emergencies 15.1 Emergency dermatology Ryan De Cruz, George Varigos and Vanessa Morgan
Section 16 Ocular emergencies 16.1 Ocular emergencies Nicholas Enright, Thomas G. Hardy and Mark J. Walland
Section 17 Dental emergencies 17.1 Dental emergencies Ian Donald Hewson
Section 18 ENT emergencies 18.1 Ear, nose and throat emergencies carmel crock crock and Nadine de Alwis
Section 19 Obstetrics and gynaecology emergencies 19.1 Pelvic pain Alka Kothari and KIM HANSEN 19.2 Pelvic inflammatory disease Erica Kreismann and Gar Ming Chan 19.3 Abnormal vaginal bleeding in the non-pregnant patient Erica Kreismann and Gar Ming Chan 19.4 Ectopic pregnancy and bleeding in early pregnancy Yvette Bassin 19.5 Bleeding after the first trimester of pregnancy Fatima Rahman 19.6 Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Greer Wilson and Cate Addis 19.7 Emergency delivery and complications Ben Shepherd and Tahnee Dunlop
Section 20 Psychiatric emergencies 20.1 Mental state assessment Blair Hobbs 20.2 Distinguishing medical from psychiatric causes of mental disorder presentations Shaun Baxter 20.3 Deliberate self-harm/suicide Sara Mackenzie and Ezra Limm 20.4 Depression Evan Symons 20.5 Psychosis Evan Symons 20.6 Pharmacological management of the aroused patient John Spencer
Section 21 Challenging situations 21.1 Death and dying William Lukin and Carol Douglas 21.2 Sexual assault Jeremy Stevens 21.3 Family violence Evan Symons, Pieter De Villiers Smit, Melissa Bernstein and Catherine Jane Smith 21.4 Alcohol-related illness Timothy Cook 21.5 The challenging patient Georgina Ann Phillips, Kirsten Cassidy and Jennie Hutton 21.6 End of life decision making and palliative care William Lukin and Carol Douglas 21.7 Organ and tissue donation Martin John Dutch and Dashiell Gantner
Section 22 Pain relief 22.1 General pain management Adrian Murphy 22.2 Local anaesthesia Anthony FT Brown and Tor Nikolai Oyvin Ercleve 22.3 Emergency department procedural sedation Greg Treston
Section 23 Emergency imaging 23.1 Emergency Ultrasound Vijay Manivel, Patrick John Feeny and Elissa Kennedy-Smith 23.2 Computed tomography scanning in emergency medicine Andrew Staib and Craig Hacking 23.3 Magnetic resonance imaging in emergency medicine Tim Green
Section 24 Environmental emergencies 24.1 Heat-related illness Nickolas Bennett 24.2 Cold-related illness Nickolas Bennett 24.3 Dysbarism Bridget Devaney 24.4 Radiation incidents Paul David Mark 24.5 Drowning David Mountain 24.6 Electric shock and lightning injury Daniel M. Fatovich 24.7 High-altitude illness Nickolas Bennett
Section 25 Toxicology emergencies 25.1 Approach to the poisoned patient Alan Gault 25.2 Cardiovascular drugs Betty Shuk Han Chan and Angela L. Chiew 25.3 Antipsychotic drugs Dino Druda 25.4 Antidepressant drugs Shaun Greene 25.5 Lithium Jessamine Soderstrom 25.6 Paracetamol Andis Graudins, Anselm Wong and Emma Nixon 25.7 Salicylate Digby Green and ruth young 25.8 Antidiabetic drugs Jason Armstrong 25.9 Colchicine Dushan Jayaweera and Bashir Chakar 25.10 Caffeine and Theophylline Gopi Mann and Satish Mitter 25.11 Iron Yit Hung Leang 25.12 Drugs of abuse Kerry Anne Hoggett and Owen Andrew McWilliam 25.13 Cyanide George Braitberg 25.14 Hydrofluoric acid Sam Alfred and Alastair Ward 25.15 Pesticides Darren M. Roberts and Una Nic Ionmhain 25.16 Herbicides Katherine Isoardi 25.17 Ethanol and other toxic alcohols Mohan Raghavan and Ben Weber 25.18 Carbon monoxide Nicholas Buckley and Jonathan James Baird-Gunning 25.19 Anticonvulsants Joe-Anthony Rotella, Anselm Wong and Brian O'Riordan 25.20 Toxidromes Nazila Jamshidi and Una Nic Ionmhain 25.21 Chloroquine Michael A. Downes 25.22 Opioids Angela L. Chiew and Therese Becker 25.23 Oral anticoagulants Robert Dowsett and Shannon Baso
Section 27 Academic emergency medicine 27.1 Research methodology Biswadev Mitra, Gerard Michael O'Reilly, Paul Jennings and Peter Cameron 27.2 Writing for publication Anne-Maree Kelly 27.3 Principles of medical education Debbie Paltridge 27.4 Teaching medical students emergency medicine Rohan Church 27.5 Postgraduate emergency medicine teaching and simulation Victoria Brazil and David McCreary
Section 28 Emergency medicine and the law 28.1 Mental health and the law: the Australian and New Zealand perspectives Georgina Ann Phillips and Alexandra Archer 28.2 The coroner: the Australian and UK perspectives Jane Terris 28.3 Consent and competence - the Australasian and UK perspectives Jane Terris and George Braitberg 28.4 Privacy and confidentiality Biswadev Mitra and Pieter De Villiers Smit 28.5 Ethics in emergency medicine Michael W. Ardagh
Section 29 Emergency and medical systems 29.1 Prehospital emergency medicine Paul Jennings and Stephen Bernard 29.2 Retrieval Tahnee Dunlop, Erica Kreismann and Charles Wendell-Smith 29.3 Medical issues in disasters Jonathan Abrahams, Richard J. Brennan and David Bradt 29.4 Triage Drew Richardson 29.5 Emergency care in a humanitarian crisis Angela Jackson and Mark Little 29.6 Emergency Department Short Stay Units Carl Luckhoff 29.7 Overcrowding Drew Richardson 29.8 Rapid response systems and the emergency department Viet Tran and Charley Greentree 29.9 Public health and emergency medicine Diana Egerton-Warburton, Jennie Hutton and Lai Heng Heng Foong
Section 30 Administration 30.1 Emergency department staffing Julia Morphet and Eleanor Junckerstorff 30.2 Emergency department layout Matthew WG Chu 30.3 Quality assurance and quality improvement KIM HANSEN 30.4 Business planning Pieter De Villiers Smit 30.5 Accreditation, specialist training and recognition in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand James Collier and Barry Gunn 30.6 Specialist training and recognition in emergency medicine in the United Kingdom Jason Long and Simon Carley 30.7 Complaints Fatima Rahman 30.8 Patient safety carmel crock crock 30.9 Wellness, resilience andperformance in emergencymedicine Bethany Boulton, Melanie Rule and Alex Markwell
https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/textbook-of-adult-emergency-medicine-9780443248993.html330479Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicinehttps://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/media/catalog/product/https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/media/catalog/product/placeholder/default/generic_item_image_123x160_1_1.png83.24110.99USDInStock/Medicine/Emergency/Medical Students/Emergency/Summer Sale - 25% Off Select Books and eBooks495059363031387The Sixth Edition of this well-known and authoritative textbook provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of Adult Emergency Medicine. It is an invaluable guide for trainees and other health professionals, including nurse specialists and paramedics, offering concise and practical guidance based on the latest best practices and evidence-based guidelines. Originally published over 25 years ago this title has been regularly updated to keep up with current practice.<BR><BR>All major topics encountered in the emergency department are covered and have been updated to reflect recent changes in this constantly evolving specialty. Chapters are concise and practical, with key points and controversial areas highlighted.<BR><BR>In addition, the textbook addresses complex topics such as death and dying, managing challenging patients, ethics, providing testimony, and domestic violence. It also covers governance, training, research, and organisational subjects like disaster planning and response, humanitarian emergencies, and refugee medicine. This content provides a framework for understanding the complexities of managing major emergency care systems.<BR><BR>This textbook remains a vital resource for anyone involved in the practice of emergency medicine. The Sixth Edition of this well-known and authoritative textbook provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of Adult Emergency Medicine. It is an invaluable guide for trainees and other health professionals, including nurse specialists and paramedics, offering concise and practical guidance based on the latest best practices and evidence-based guidelines. Originally published over 25 years ago this title has been regularly updated to keep up with current practice.<BR><BR>All major topics encountered in the emergency department are covered and have been updated to reflect recent changes in this constantly evolving specialty. Chapters are concise and practical, with key points and controversial areas highlighted.<BR><BR>In addition, the textbook addresses complex topics such as death and dying, managing challenging patients, ethics, providing testimony, and domestic violence. It also covers governance, training, research, and organisational subjects like disaster planning and response, humanitarian emergencies, and refugee medicine. This content provides a framework for understanding the complexities of managing major emergency care systems.<BR><BR>This textbook remains a vital resource for anyone involved in the practice of emergency medicine.00add-to-cart97804432489932025Professional, Student, ResidentEdited by Peter Cameron, MBBS, MD, FACEM, Biswadev Mitra, MBBS MHSM PhD FACEM, Kim Hansen, MBBS(HonsI) FACEM, Mark Little, MBBS, FACEM, MPH&TM DTM&H IDHA and Conor Deasy, MB DCH Dip IMC Dip Tox FRCEM PhD20266Book216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")Elsevier1008Dec 15, 2025NOT YET PUBLISHED Expected Release Date: 2025-12-16Edited by <STRONG>Peter Cameron</STRONG>, MBBS, MD, FACEM, Emergency Physician, Alfred Health Emergency Service, Australia; <STRONG>Biswadev Mitra</STRONG>, MBBS MHSM PhD FACEM, Emergency Physician, Alfred Health Emergency Service, Australia; <STRONG>Kim Hansen</STRONG>, MBBS(HonsI) FACEM, Director, Virtual Emergency Department, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Medical Director, Critical Care, Women's and Children's, Service Line, Redcliffe Hospital, Australia; <STRONG>Mark Little</STRONG>, MBBS, FACEM, MPH&TM DTM&H IDHA, Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia and <STRONG>Conor Deasy</STRONG>, MB DCH Dip IMC Dip Tox FRCEM PhD, Clinical Director, Emergency and Acute Care, Cork University Hospital (CUH) /Professor, Emergency Medicine, CUH /South Trauma Network Clinical Lead / Clinical Lead, Major Trauma Audit, NOCA, IrelandBooksBookNoNoNoNoPlease SelectPlease SelectNoNoPlease Select
