Emergency Medicine

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EMERGENCY MEDICINE Sixth edition Anthony F. T. Brown MB ChB, FRCP, FRCS(Ed), FACEM, FCEM Professor Discipline of Anaesthesiology ...

First published in Great Britain by Hodder Arnold Fifth edition 2006 This sixth edition published in 2011 by Hodder Arnold, a n ...

To Regina, my beautiful and understanding wife, for her encouragement and patience. And to Edward and Lucy, who continue to impr ...

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Contents vii Dedication v Preface xxi Acknowledgements xxiii ...

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Section III ACID–BASE, ELECTROLYTE AND RENAL ...

x Contents Section IV INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND FOREIGN TRAVEL ...

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Contents xv Section X MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT-TISSUE ...

Section XII OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGICAL ...

Contents xvii ...

Section XV MAXILLOFACIAL AND DENTAL ...

Contents xix Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Section I CRITICAL CARE EMERGENCIES Initial approach Definitive care Acute Upper Air ...