Emergencies in Primary Care

• A concise guide to the practical management of emergencies in the primary care setting
• Clear and concise written style and easy to follow classification of emergencies allows rapid problem identification
• Incorporates current government guidelines and requirements of the GP curriculum
• Written for GPs by a team of experienced GPs with extensive emergency care experience

Readership: This book is aimed at general practitioners, but it will also be useful emergency medicine staff, general practice registrars and practice nurses.

Edited by Chantal Simon, GP, The Orchard Surgery, Christchurch and MRC Health Service Research Fellow, Department of Primary Medical Care, Southampton University Medical School, Karen O'Reilly, GP, Hampshire, Robin Proctor, GP, Surrey, and John Buckmaster, GP, South Uist, Outer Hebrides

"...an invaluable reference for all practitioners working within primary care." - International Emergency Nursing

1: Introduction
2: Resuscitation
3: Other acute emergencies
4: Cardiovascular Emergencies
5: Respiratory Medicine
6: Gastrointestinal and urological emergencies
7: Sick children
8: Neurological emergencies
9: Infection
10: Eye emergencies
11: Endocrine emergencies
12: Gynaecological and obstetric emergencies
13: Injuries and accidents
14: Dermatology and Palliative care emergencies
15: Psychiatric emergencies
16: Miscellaneous emergencies