Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Preface vii
4. 1 Body packing 1
5. 2 A not-to-miss cause of epistaxis 4
6. 3 Drug overdose 6
7. 4 Penetrating chest injury 8
8. 5 Hypothermia 10
9. 6 Stridor in a child 12
10. 7 A patient with myocardial infarction and a pacemaker 14
11. 8 Opioid withdrawal 16
12. 9 Neonatal resuscitation 18
13. 10 Head injury 20
14. 11 The elderly patient 22
15. 12 Cardiac tamponade 24
16. 13 Asthma in pregnancy 26
17. 14 An amputated finger 28
18. 15 Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 30
19. 16 Hypoglycaemia 32
20. 17 Gas inhalation 34
21. 18 Hyperventilation syndrome 36
22. 19 The seat-belt sign 38
23. 20 A deadly complication of acne 40
24. 21 A case of arson 42
25. 22 Smoke inhalation 44
26. 23 Benzodiazepine overdose 46
27. 24 Confusion in head injury 48
28. 25 Use of naloxone 50
29. 26 Fracture of the first rib 52
30. 27 Streptokinase and menstruating women 53
31. 28 Back pain 54
32. 29 Hypotension in myocardial infarction 56
33. 30 Pseudocoma 58
34. 31 Capnography 60
35. 32 Refractory ventricular fibrillation 62
36. 33 Ethics on resuscitation 64
37. 34 Spinal cord injury 66
38. 35 Human bite wounds 68
39. 36 Sternoclavicular joint dislocation 70
40. 37 Non-accidental injury 72
41. 38 HIV exposure in health-care workers 74
42. 39 Some questions on AIDS 77
43. 40 Abdominal injury 78
44. 41 Trauma score 80
45. 42 Oxygen 82
46. 43 Adolescent pregnancy 84
47. 44 Digoxin toxicity 86
48. 45 Litigation in emergency medicine 88
49. 46 Pacing in bradycardia 90
50. 47 Breaking bad news 92
51. 48 A drunk patient 94
52. 49 Pre-hospital trauma care 96
53. 50 Pulse oximetry 98
54. 51 Gastrointestinal decontamination 100
55. 52 Paediatric cardiorespiratory arrest 102
56. 53 Stab wounds of the chest 104
57. 54 The vital signs in stroke 106
58. 55 Compartment syndrome 108
59. 56 Anaphylaxis 110
60. 57 Necrotizing infection 112
61. 58 Falls from heights 114
62. 59 Change in ABC 116
63. 60 Streptokinase in myocardial infarction 118
64. 61 RV infarction 120
65. 62 Post-coital headache 122
66. 63 Foreign-body ingestion 124
67. 64 ALTE 126
68. 65 Tall T wave on ECG 128
69. 66 Status epilepticus and failed intubation 130
70. 67 Low back pain 132
71. 68 Insomnia 134
72. 69 Non-surgicall causes of abdominal pain 136
73. 70 Fat embolism 138
74. 71 Re-expansion pulmonary edema 140
75. 72 Chest pain in paediatrics 142
76. Index 145