Pocket Prescriber Emergency Medicine

by Brown; Anthony F. T.

• ISBN13: 9781444176643
• ISBN10: 1444176641
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2013-09-12
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Pocket Prescriber Emergency Medicine is a concise, up to date prescribing guide containing all the 'must have' information that junior doctors, nurse prescribers, paramedics, the ambulance team and emergency staff need in the emergency care settting. Key features *A-Z list of the top, most commonly prescribed drugs with each entry containing the key prescribing information *Focuses of safety issues, warnings, drug errors and adverse effects *Practical guidance on drug selection, plus protocols and resuscitationguidelines *Advice and reference information for complicated prescriptions *Concise management summaries for the common medical emergencies *Includes essential advice for pain relief from acute pain management through to procedural sedation *Clinical useful reminders of a wealth of key facts from basic pharmacology as well as medicolegal essentials and how to break bad news On the spot decision making requires a special kind of doctor - one who is up to the challenge and prepared to act, not just think. This book will provide emegency care prescribers with all the essential succinct information to act to the same high standards of care in the emergency care setting, whether in the relative quiet of the night or during the hectic challenge of a weekend afternoon or indeed in a disaster. Now available for download as a mobile or handheld version from www.hoddereducation.com and with further essential information from www.lifeinthefastlane.com