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<p>Preface to the fourth edition, vii</p> <p>Preface to the second edition, viii</p> <p>Preface to the first edition, ix</p> <p>1 What every emergency physician must know, 1</p> <p>2 Major trauma and multiple injuries, 19</p> <p>3 Head injuries, 33</p> <p>4 The neck and the back, 50</p> <p>5 Facial injuries, 64</p> <p>6 Injuries to the trunk, 72</p> <p>7 The lower limb, 86</p> <p>8 The upper limb, 111</p> <p>9 The hand, 128</p> <p>10 Burns, contamination and irradiation, 136</p> <p>11 Cardiac arrest and cardiac dysrhythmias, 150</p> <p>12 Chest pain, 176</p> <p>13 Respiratory distress, 196</p> <p>14 Collapse and sudden illness, 219</p> <p>15 Poisoning, 268</p> <p>16 Abdominal pain, 302</p> <p>17 Obstetric, gynaecological, genitourinary and perineal problems, 316</p> <p>18 Children’s problems in the emergency department, 328</p> <p>19 The disturbed patient, 357</p> <p>20 Medicolegal aspects of emergency medicine, 370</p> <p>21 Small wounds and localised infections, 391</p> <p>22 Ophthalmic, ENT and facial conditions, 411</p> <p>Index, 426</p>

<b>Chris Moulton</b> is a Consultant in Accident & Emergency Medicine at the Royal Bolton Hospital and a Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine at the University of Manchester. <p><b>David Yates</b> is former Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Manchester.</p>

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