Table of contents
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Foreword Barry Cockcroft
Introduction
Fundamental Systems of the Body Chapter
Fundamentals of the respiratory system
Fundamentals of the cardiovascular system
Fundamentals of the nervous system
Emergency procedures
Basic life support
Defibrillation
Emergency drugs and routes of administration
Assessment of the sick patient
Medical Emergencies
Anaphylaxis
Angina and myocardial infarction
Asthma
Cerebrovascular accident and transient ischaemic attack
Epilepsy
Faints
Hyperventilation and panic attacks
Hypoglycaemia
Rarer causes of collapse
Transfer to the paramedics
Self-assessment
Resources
