Main description:

Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Anaesthesia offer a concise, didactic way for medical and nursing staff to access practical management advice that is portable, accessible, and reliable.

Anaesthesia for Emergency Care provides essential information for trainees, staff doctors, and consultants who are expected to anaesthetize patients for emergency surgery and other life-saving interventions. It includes concise advice on providing anaesthesia in the operating suite and in other locations, such as the emergency department, radiology department, and out of hospital.

The book supports the curriculum for the CCT in Anaesthetics and covers many items across all three levels of the Royal College of Anaesthetists CPD matrix.

Contents:

1. General principles ; 2. Prehospital ; 3. The injured patient ; 4. Anaesthesia for the critically ill patient ; 5. General surgical emergencies ; 6. Ear, nose, and throat emergencies ; 7. Maxillofacial emergencies ; 8. Cardiovascular emergencies ; 9. Neurological emergencies ; 10. Plastic surgery ; 11. Obstetric emergencies ; 12. Urological emergencies ; 13. Paediatric emergencies ; 14. Ophthalmic emergencies ; 15. Anaesthesia for emergency radiological procedures ; 16. Anaesthetic emergencies