Reviews of the previous edition:"The combination of desk-bound hard copy with the portability and expanded content of the ‘e-book’ that moves the fourth edition from the ‘you should have this’ of the third edition to the next level of desirability and utility." --Emergency Medicine Australasia"As an experienced ED nurse and Emergency Nurse Practitioner, I found the book fascinating and could not put it down. The authors and editors of this text have succeeded in producing a comprehensive guide to Emergency Medicine which would be a valuable resource for any Emergency Department." --International Emergency Nursing"it has established itself as one of the leading reference textbooks in the field of adult emergency medicine in Australasia. It is now a mature reference textbook, which is a credit to the editors and the contributors." --Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health"This is an excellent evidence based textbook suitable for exam preparation or for reference, which takes you through the complete management of all emergency medicine conditions. I would strongly recommend it to all emergency medicine trainees." --Injury: international Journal of Care of the Injured

• Section 1: Resuscitation1.1 Basic life support1.2 Advanced life supportSection 2: Critical care2.1 Airway and ventilation management2.2 Oxygen therapy2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring2.4 Shock overview2.5 Sepsis and septic shock2.6 Arterial blood gases2.7 Cerebral resuscitation after cardiac arrest2.8 AnaphylaxisSection 3: Trauma3.1 Trauma overview3.2 Traumatic brain injury3.3 Spinal trauma3.4 Facial trauma3.5 Abdominal trauma3.6 Chest trauma3.7 Limb trauma3.8 Radiology in major trauma3.9 Trauma in pregnancy3.10 Wound care and repair3.11 Burns3.12 Major haemorrhageSection 4: Orthopaedic emergencies4.1 Injuries of the shoulder4.2 Dislocations of the elbow4.3 Fractures of the humerus4.4 Fractures of the forearm and carpal bones4.5 Hand injuries4.6 Pelvic injuries4.7 Hip injuries4.8 Femur injuries4.9 Knee injuries4.10 Tibial and fibular injuries4.11 Ankle joint injuries4.12 Foot injuries4.13 OsteomyelitisSection 5: Cardiovascular emergencies5.1 Chest pain5.2 Acute coronary syndromes5.3 Assessment and management of acute pulmonary oedema5.4 Arrhythmias5.5 Pulmonary embolism5.6 Pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and myocarditis5.7 Heart valve emergencies5.8 Peripheral vascular disease5.9 Hypertension5.10 Aortic dissection5.11 AneurysmsSection 6: Respiratory emergencies6.1 Upper respiratory tract6.2 Asthma6.3 Community-acquired pneumonia6.4 Influenza6.5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease6.6 Pneumothorax6.7 Pleural effusion6.8 HaemoptysisSection 7: Digestive emergencies7.1 Dysphagia7.2 Approach to abdominal pain7.3 Bowel obstruction7.4 Hernia7.5 Gastroenteritis7.6 Haematemesis and melaena7.7 Peptic ulcer disease and gastritis7.8 Biliary tract disease7.9 Acute pancreatitis7.10 Acute appendicitis7.11 Inflammatory bowel disease7.12 Acute liver failure7.13 Haematochezia7.14 Perianal conditionsSection 8: Neurology emergencies8.1 Headache8.2 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks8.3 Subarachnoid haemorrhage8.4 Altered conscious state8.5 Seizures8.6 Syncope and vertigo8.7 WeaknessSection 9: Infectious disease emergencies9.1 Approach to undifferentiated fever in adults9.2 Meningitis9.3 Septic arthritis9.4 Urinary tract infections9.5 Skin and soft-tissue infections9.6 COVID-199.7 Needlestick injuries and related blood and body fluid exposures9.8 Hepatitis9.9 Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome9.10 Sexually transmitted infections9.11 Tropical infectious diseasesSection 10: Genitourinary emergencies10.1 Acute kidney injury10.2 The acute scrotum10.3 Renal colicSection 11: Endocrine emergencies11.1 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia: an overview11.2 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar, hyperglycaemic state11.3 Thyroid and adrenal emergenciesSection 12: Metabolic emergencies12.1 Acid-base disorders12.2 Electrolyte disturbancesSection 13: Haematology emergencies13.1 Anaemia13.2 Neutropaenia13.3 Thrombocytopaenia13.4 Haemophilia13.5 Blood and blood componentsSection 14: Rheumatology and musculoskeletal emergencies14.1 Rheumatological emergencies14.2 Monoarthritis14.3 Polyarthritis14.4 Musculoskeletal and soft-tissue emergenciesSection 15: Dermatology emergencies15.1 Emergency dermatologySection 16: Ocular emergencies16.1 Ocular emergenciesSection 17: Dental emergencies17.1 Dental emergenciesSection 18: Ear, nose and throat emergencies18.1 Ear, nose and throat emergenciesSection 19: Obstetrics and gynaecology emergencies19.1 Pelvic pain19.2 Pelvic inflammatory disease19.3 Abnormal vaginal bleeding in the nonpregnant patient19.4 Pain and bleeding in early pregnancy - miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy19.5 Bleeding after the first trimester of pregnancy19.6 Pre-eclampsia19.7 Emergency birth and complicationsSection 20: Psychiatric emergencies20.1 Mental state assessment20.2 Distinguishing medical from psychiatric causes of mental disorder presentations20.3 Suicidality and self-harm20.4 Depression20.5 Psychosis20.6 Pharmacological management of the aroused patientSection 21: Challenging situations21.1 Death and dying21.2 Sexual assault21.3 Family violence21.4 Alcohol-related illness21.5 The challenging patient21.6 End-of-life decision-making and provision of palliative care21.7 Organ and tissue donationSection 22: Pain relief22.1 General pain management22.2 Local anaesthesia22.3 Emergency department procedural sedationSection 23: Emergency imaging23.1 Emergency department ultrasound23.2 Computed tomography scanning in emergency medicine23.3 Magnetic resonance imaging in emergency medicineSection 24: Environmental emergencies24.1 Heat-related illness24.2 Cold-related illness24.3 Dysbarism24.4 Radiation incidents24.5 Drowning24.6 Electric shock and lightning injury24.7 High-altitude illnessSection 25: Toxicology emergencies25.1 Approach to the poisoned patient25.2 Cardiovascular drugs25.3 Antipsychotic drugs25.4 Antidepressant drugs25.5 Lithium25.6 Paracetamol25.7 Salicylate25.8 Antidiabetic drugs25.9 Colchicine25.10 Caffeine and theophylline25.11 Iron25.12 Drugs of abuse25.13 Cyanide25.14 Hydrofluoric acid25.15 Anticholinesterase insecticides25.16 Herbicides25.17 Ethanol and other ‘toxic’ alcohols25.18 Carbon monoxide25.19 Anticonvulsants25.20 Toxidromes25.21 Chloroquine25.22 Opioids25.23 Oral anticoagulantsSection 26: Toxinology emergencies26.1 Snakebite26.2 Exotic snakebite26.3 Spider bite26.4 Marine injury, envenomation and poisoning26.5 Hymenoptera stingsSection 27: Academic emergency medicine27.1 Research methodology27.2 Writing for publication27.3 Principles of medical education27.4 Teaching medical students emergency medicine27.5 Postgraduate emergency medicine teaching and simulationSection 28: Emergency medicine and the law28.1 Mental health and the law: the Australian and New Zealand perspectives28.2 The coroner28.3 Consent and competence28.4 Privacy and confidentiality28.5 Ethics in emergency medicineSection 29: Emergency and medical systems29.1 Prehospital emergency medicine29.2 Retrieval29.3 Medical issues in disasters29.4 Triage29.5 Emergency care in a humanitarian crisis29.6 Emergency department short stay units29.7 Overcrowding29.8 Rapid and other hyperacute response systems in the emergency department29.9 Public health and social emergency medicine29.10 Indigenous health in the emergency department settingSection 30: Administration30.1 Emergency department staffing30.2 Emergency department layout30.3 Quality assurance and quality improvement30.4 Business planning30.5 Accreditation, specialist training and recognition in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand30.6 Specialist training and recognition in emergency medicine in the United Kingdom30.7 Complaints30.8 Patient safety30.9 Wellness, resilience and performance in emergency medicine