Emergency Medicine

INDEX

529

spider bites 196–7
spinal cord injury 228–9
spine
cervical see cervical spine
thoracolumbosacral
abdominal pain 274
injuries 245
spleen, ruptured 267
splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia with
114–15
splintage
femoral shaft fracture 304
metacarpal 297
tibial shaft fracture 309
sports diving accidents 208–11
spotted fevers 161–2
sprain, neck 230
ST elevation myocardial infarction 44–7
‘staggers’ 209
status epilepticus
generalised convulsive 91–3
non-convulsive 93
steam inhalation 15
sternal fractures 232
sternoclavicular dislocation 277
steroids in ophthalmic preparations 410,
420, 421
see also methylprednisolone;
prednisolone
Stevens–Johnson syndrome 112
stings
bee and wasp 199
jellyfish 197, 198
stone (calculus)
submandibular 435
urinary 258–9
stonefish 197, 198
straight-leg raise 331
streptokinase
infusion guidelines 39
ST elevation MI 447
stress test in non-ST-elevation MI 50
stridor, child 352
stroke 95–6
stye 417
subacromial bursitis 329
subarachnoid haemorrhage 96, 99–100
subconjunctival haematoma 411–12,
411–12

submandibular swellings 435

subperichondral haematoma 396

substance dependency and abuse 441–3

subungual haematoma 299

sudden unexpected infant death 370–2

suicide risk 438

in depression 119, 120

sulfadiazine, burns 253, 254, 255

sumatriptan 103–4

suppurative tenosynovitis of flexor

tendons 325

supraglottitis (epiglottitis) 14, 353–4

supraspinatus

rupture 328

tendinitis 328–9

supraventricular tachycardia, narrow-

complex 63

surgical airway/cricothyrotomy 219, 469

surgical emergencies 217–74

child 356, 357

sutures 319–20

syncope (fainting) 87–9

elderly 120

systemic inflammatory response

syndrome (SIRS) 21

tachycardia 62–4

ventricular see ventricular tachycardia

talar injuries 312–13

tamponade

cardiac

cardiorespiratory arrest in 10–11

in multiple injury 221

nasal (technique) 403, 404

tapeworms 162

tarsometatarsal fracture–dislocation 315

teeth see dentition

temperature-related illnesses 202–7

temporal arteritis 101, 423

temporal bone fracture 397, 398

tendinitis, supraspinatus 328–9

tendon(s)

ankle, injuries 314

hand

infections 325

injuries 300–1

tenecteplase, ST elevation MI 46–7

tennis elbow 329

tenosynovitis