Triage and assessment of emergency patient -- Monitoring critical patients -- Vascular access -- Shock and intravenous fluid therapy -- Blood gas, acid-base analysis, and electrolyte abnormalities -- Analgesia and anaesthesia of the emergency and critical patient -- Practical laboratory techniques -- Techniques for oxygen supplementation -- The dyspnoeic patient -- Nursing the cardiac patient -- Nursing the acute abdomen patient -- Nursing urinary tract emergencies -- Nursing the poisoned patient -- Nursing the trauma patient -- Nursing the reproductive patient -- Small animal critical care and hospitalised patient nutrition -- Nursing the emergency ophthalmology patient -- Cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation -- Nursing considerations in the critical patient.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book provides vital information for emergency and critical care situations, whether youre looking for confidence in handling emergency cases in a first-opinion practice, or a relevant, succinct guide for an emergency clinic.

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