Emergency Medicine

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INDEX

in children (heat loss leading to) 346
therapeutic/induced 12
hypovolaemia
cardiorespiratory arrest in 9
hyponatraemia in 136–7
shock in 16, 17, 19–21
in trauma in late pregnancy 387
hypoxaemia, cardiorespiratory arrest in 9
hypoxia
children, effects 340
confusion due to 81
drowning 207
in head injury 33


imaging (radiology)
abdominal pain (acute) 257, 258
inflammatory bowel disease 263
intussusception 261
ischaemic colitis 266
pancreatitis 268
renal and ureteric colic 268–9
splenic rupture 267
abdominal trauma (blunt) 239
head injury 248
severe 31
renal injury 243
see also specific modalities
immunization see immunoglobulin;
vaccination
immunoglobulin, tetanus 320, 321, 322
immunological conditions 110–11
incident reporting 449–50
incisor, avulsed 428
induction agents for rapid sequence
induction intubation 468
infants and preschool children
development milestones 336
limping 369
seizures 364
sudden unexpected death 370–2
vomiting 358
see also neonates
infections 145–64
child
fever with focus of infection 363
fever without focus of infection 361,
363
respiratory tract 349–51, 352–4
ear 398–9


exanthematous 116, 117
eye 419–21
foreign travel 149, 158–63
hand 325–6
opportunistic, in HIV disease 154
sexually transmitted see sexually
transmitted diseases
throat 404–5
see also biological incident
inflammatory bowel disease 263
influenza, pandemic 163
injuries (trauma) 218–56, 275–316
arthritis following 107–8
back 331–2
chest see chest
ear see ear
electrical 212–16
environmental agents 201–16
facial see facial injuries
females
domestic violence 391
late pregnancy 387–8
rape 392
head see head injury
multiple see multiple injuries
nasal 224, 401–2
neck 224–30, 248
non-accidental see non-accidental
injury
ocular see eye
oesophageal 48, 230, 236
orthopaedic see musculoskeletal system
pelvic see pelvic injuries
soft tissue see soft-tissue injuries
thermal see burns; hyperthermia;
hypothermia
see also fractures
inner ear barotrauma 210, 211
inquest attendance 455
insulin
diabetic coma/precoma 79
hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar non-
ketotic syndrome 80
hyperkalaemia 133
infusion guidelines 36
intercostal catheter/drain 74–5, 473–4
chest trauma 220, 231, 236, 237
internal (inner) ear barotrauma 210, 211
interstitial nephritis, acute 142
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