List of abbreviations.

1 Life in the Emergency Department.

2 Diagnosis.

3 Shock and intravenous fluids.

4 Imaging in the Emergency Department.

5 Analgesia.

6 Airway management and sedation.

7 Blood gas analysis.

8 Trauma: primary survey.

9 Trauma: secondary survey.

10 Major head and neck injury.

11 Minor head and neck injury.

12 Wounds.

13 Burns.

14 Hand injuries.

15 Wrist and forearm injuries.

16 Shoulder and elbow injuries.

17 Back pain, hip and knee injuries.

18 Tibia, ankle and foot injuries.

19 Abdominal pain.

20 Urology problems.

21 Ear, nose, throat and dental problems.

22 Eye problems.

23 Obstetrics and gynaecology problems.

24 Toxicology: general principles.

25 Toxicology: specifi c poisons.

26 Psychiatry: self-harm and capacity.

27 Psychiatry: the disturbed patient.

28 Observational medicine.

29 Loss of function and independence.

30 Syncope, collapse and falls.

31 Slow heart rate.

32 Fast heart rate.

33 Cardiac arrest.

34 Chest pain: cardiovascular.

35 Chest pain: non-cardiovascular.

36 Shortness of breath.

37 Anaphylaxis.

38 Sepsis.

39 Endocrine emergencies.

40 Gastroenterology.

41 Headache.

42 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack.

43 Seizures.

44 Hypothermia and hyperthermia.

45 Pre-hospital medicine.

46 Major incident.

47 Chemical, biological, radiation, nuclear and explosive incidents.

Case studies: questions.

Case studies: answers.

Index.