| Afem Handbook of Acute and Emergency Care Contributor(s): Wallis, Professor Lee a. (Editor), Reynolds, Teri a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199056072 ISBN-13: 9780199056071 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Emergency Medicine - Medical | Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services |
| Dewey: 616.025 |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 4.4" W x 8.1" (1.85 lbs) 1008 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The main burden of disease in most African countries presents as emergencies, yet emergency care is massively neglected. The AFEM Handbook of Acute and Emergency Care equips healthcare workers in the sub-Saharan Region to investigate and manage patients who present with a range of acute conditions. The Handbook takes the reader through the approach to the patient in a moderately resourced setting (e.g. where an X-ray machine and oxygen is available), or in a setting with full resources (e.g. CT scanner, cardiac catheterisation lab). This unique stratified approach is tailored to the specificities of the African context. In addition, the book includes a set of syndrome-based Rapid Assessment Protocols to facilitate rapid intervention for undifferentially critically ill patients. |