Emergency Medicine

INDEX

527

pyelonephritis 269–70
pyrexia see fever

quadriceps apparatus, injuries 305–6
quinine overdose 185
quinsy 405

rabies risk, bites 157–8
radial fractures
distal 288–92
head 287
shaft 287–8
styloid 291–2
radicular (nerve root) irritation,
examination for 331
radiography see X-ray
radiological imaging see imaging
radiological incident 463–4
rape 391–2
rapid sequence induction (RSI)
intubation 467–9
burns 252
cervical spine injury 228
multiple injury 219
records see medical records
rectal examination in trauma 222, 239,
242, 244
red eye, painful 419–21
red flags
back pain 332
febrile child 362
red-back spider 196, 196–7
reflexes
lower limb 331
upper limb 225–6
refusal of treatment 452–3
rehydration, oral 149
child 360–1
see also fluid replacement
renal disorders 268–70
high-voltage electrocution 214
metabolic acidosis 127
renal excretion
of potassium
decreased 132
excess (=potassium loss) 134
of sodium, excess (=sodium loss) 135
renal failure, acute 141–4
renal injuries 242–4

reperfusion (revascularization), ST

elevation MI 46, 47

rescue breaths 3, 4

children 342

respiratory acidosis 124, 125, 126, 127,

129–30

respiratory alkalosis 124, 125, 126, 127,

128, 130–1

respiratory burns 250

respiratory disorders

acidosis in 129

in anaphylaxis 27

children 347–55

see also airway

respiratory distress syndrome, adult,

drowning 208

respiratory drive, central, loss 129

respiratory failure in children, signs 339

respiratory infections, children 349–51,

352–4

restraint 440

resuscitation see ABCDE sequence of

care; cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

fluid replacement

reteplase

infusion guidelines 39

ST elevation MI 447

retina

detachment 424

vascular occlusions 422–4

retrieval services 456

retroperitoneal haemorrhage 272

revascularization (reperfusion), ST

elevation MI 46, 47

rewarming in hypothermia 10, 206, 207

rheumatism, non-articular 326–30

rheumatoid arthritis 109

rib fractures 232

RIFLE classification 141

risk management 449–50

rodent ulcer, eyelid 418

rotator cuff tear 328

roundworms 162

rubella 116, 117

Rule of Nines 251

sacral spine injury 245

salbutamol

asthma 65, 66, 67