514
INDEXdeath
in hospital, legal issues 455
infant, sudden unexpected 370–2
see also suicide risk
debridement 319
decompression illness 209–10
with barotrauma 210–12
decontamination
gastrointestinal see gastrointestinal
tract
mass casualties 459–60
radiological incident 463–4
deep palmar space infections 326
deep venous thrombosis (DVT) 51, 55–7
deferrioxamine (desferrioxamine) 178
defibrillation (DC) 4–6, 7
discontinuing 13
paediatric 346
dehydration
child 357–61
diarrhoea 149
deliberate injury see non-accidental injury
delirium (confusion) 81–4
elderly patient 119, 120
delirium tremens 87
delivery (emergency)
caesarean 384, 389
vaginal 386
dementia 119, 120
dengue 161
dentine damage 428
dentition 429–30
toothache 434
trauma, pressure (=barotrauma) 210,
211
denture, broken 429
depression, elderly 119, 120
dermatological disorders 112–18
dermatomes
lower limb 331
upper limb 226
desferrioxamine 178
developmental milestone in childhood
336
dextrose (glucose administration)
child 344, 361
hyperkalaemia 133
diabetic coma and precoma 78–80
diagnosis failure, reporting 449
diaphragm rupture 235–6
diarrhoea
child 357–61
infectious 148–9, 357, 358
Digibind™ 178
digit(s), traumatic amputation 247
see also finger; thumb; toe
digital nerve
injuries 301
ring block 318, 491–2
digoxin toxicity 178–9
diltiazem, toxicity 182
disability assessment see neurological
examination
discharge against medical advice 452–3
dislocations
acromioclavicular 276–7
ankle 312
carpus 294
elbow 284
hip 302–3
knee 308
mandibular 430–1
mid-tarsal 314
patella 306
phalanges
foot 315
hand 299
shoulder
anterior 278–80
posterior 280–1
sternoclavicular 277
talus 312–13
thumb metacarpal 296
see also fracture–dislocation
distributive shock 16, 17
diverticulitis 262–3
diving accidents, sports 208–11
dobutamine, infusion guidelines 35
domestic violence 391
dopamine, infusion guidelines 35
dorsal Barton’s fracture 291
dressings, burns 252, 253, 255
drowning 207–8
drug (administration and therapeutic
use)
anaphylaxis 28–9
children 352
arrhythmias 62, 63–4