Community Emergency Medicine E-Book

Download or read book Community Emergency Medicine E-Book written by Jim Wardrope and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008-04-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It guides the decision-making process using a system of assessment that identifies those patients who need immediate life saving treatment and those who need hospital care. The book also concentrates on the assessment and management of the patients who will be managed in the community. It connects emergency care with the community and secondary care and places it firmly in the context of patient care pathways. guides the decision making process through a system that enables swift assessment of patients covers a wide range of presentations including chest pain; shortness of breath; paediatric emergencies; abdominal pain; ENT problems; itch and rash; care of the older patient; musculoskeletal problems; neurological problems; psychiatric problems explores ethical issues