INDEX509toxicity 185–6
antipsychotics (neuroleptic), lethal
(malignant) syndrome 204
antiretroviral drugs, HIV prevention with
needlestick/sharps injury 151
antivenom (antiserum)
jellyfish 198
snake bites
elapid 193–4
viper 195
spider bites 196–7
stonefish 198
antivirals
herpes simplex 113
herpes zoster 113, 419
aorta
dissection 48
rupture
abdominal (aneurysmal) 265
thoracic 234
appendicitis, acute 260
arc eye 414–15
arm injuries
lower 283–8
upper 276–82
arrhythmias 7–8, 60–4
children 346
high-voltage electrocution 214
lightning strike 215
low-voltage electrocution 213
myocardial contusion 233, 234
poisoning
digoxin 178
tricyclic antidepressants 174
unconscious patient 25
arterial blood gas analysis 124–6
normal values 505
poisoning 167
arterial gas embolism in pulmonary
barotrauma 211
arteritis, temporal 101, 423
arthritis
degenerative (osteoarthritis) 109
periarticular swellings mimicking
326–30
rheumatoid 109
septic 105–6
traumatic 107–8
arthropathy, acute 105–10
ascariasis 162
aspirin
in non-ST elevation MI 49
poisoning (=salicylate) 172–4
in ST-elevation MI 46
assessment, major incident 457
assisted ventilation see ventilation
asthma (acute) 65–7
children 347–9
asystole 8–11
atrial fibrillation (AF) 62, 63
atropine 461
child 345
organophosphate poisoning 188
aura, migraine with 103
auricular trauma 396
Australian triage scale 451
axillary artery damage in anterior
shoulder dislocation 279
axillary nerve damage in anterior
shoulder dislocation 278back pain 330–3
non-traumatic 332–3
traumatic 331–2
bacterial infections
children
fever 362
pneumonia 350, 350–1
cystitis with epididymo-orchitis 27123
eye 420
balance disorders, falls in elderly 121
barotrauma, decompression illness with
210–12
Barton’s fracture–dislocation 291
basal cell carcinoma, eyelid 418
basic life support 4
pregnancy 388–9
bee stings 199
behavioural abnormalities
elderly patient 119–20
head injury 33
below-knee plaster slab 311
Bennett’s fracture 296
benzodiazepines
addiction 443
withdrawal 441
overdose 174–5
-blockers (beta-blockers)