The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.
Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.
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Everything you need to know about Adult Emergency Medicine… at a Glance!
A fully updated edition of the concise yet comprehensive text
The market-leading at a Glance series offers easy-to-use, strongly visual, full-color texts for medical students and qualified practitioners. The second edition of this book provides a user-friendly introduction to the key concepts and knowledge required to dive successfully into this fast-paced, exciting, and increasingly important area of healthcare.
Readers of the second edition of Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance will also find:
Updates incorporating the latest research and clinical guidelines
Detailed discussion of topics including how the Emergency Department works, effective clinical reasoning, rational use of investigations, and core presentations in emergency medicine
Clear, easy-to-follow diagrams and concise text that are both accessible and easy to use
Now expanded with new chapters and updated material throughout, Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance, Second Edition is the perfect resource for anyone learning to work in emergency care, e.g. medical students, ED nurses, physician associates, paramedics, advanced clinical practitioners, and doctors in training.
By:
Thomas Hughes (University of Oxford UK),
David Metcalfe (University of Oxford,
UK)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 275mm,
Width: 217mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781119839361
ISBN 10: 111983936X
Series: At a Glance
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 08 May 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
College/higher education
,
Undergraduate
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface vii Acknowledgements viii 1 How the Emergency Department Works 2 2 Diagnosis / using tests 4 3 Diagnostic Tests 6 4 Imaging in ED 12 5 Blood Gas Analysis 14 6 Shock and Intravenous Fluids 16 7 Analgesia 18 8 Sedation and Anaesthesia 20 9 Airway and Breathing 22 10 Major Trauma 24 11 Head and Neck Injury 1 26 12 Head and Neck Injury 2 28 13 Wounds 30 14 Burns 32 15 Hand Injuries 34 16 Wrist and Forearm Injuries 36 17 Shoulder and Elbow Injuries 38 18 Back Pain 40 19 Tibia, Ankle and Foot Injuries 42 20 Hip and Knee Injuries 44 21 Abdominal Pain 46 22 Urology 48 23 Ear/Nose/Throat/Dental 50 24 Eyes 52 25 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 54 26 Toxicology 1 – General Principles 56 27 Toxicology 2 – Specific Poisons 58 28 Psychiatry 1: Self-harm 60 29 Psychiatry 2: Behavioural Disturbance 62 30 Social Factors in the ED 64 31 The Extended ED 66 32 Older Patients in the ED and Frailty 68 33 Syncope/Collapse 70 34 Slow Heart Rate and Conduction Problems 72 35 Fast Heart Rate 74 36 Cardiac Arrest 76 37 Chest Pain I – Cardiovascular 78 38 Chest Pain II – Non-Cardiovascular 80 39 Shortness of Breath 82 40 Anaphylaxis 84 41 Sepsis 86 42 Endocrine Emergencies 88 43 Gastrointestinal Symptoms 90 44 Headache 92 45 Stroke/Transient Ischaemic Attack 94 46 Seizures 96 47 Cold and Heat Injury 98 48 Pre-Hospital Medicine 100 49 Disaster/Major Incident 102 50 Pandemic 104 51 Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Incidents 106 52 Medicolegal Aspects of ED Work 108 Index 110
Thomas Hughes, Bt, OBE, MSc, MBA, MRCP, FRCS, FRCEM, FBCS is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Oxford. He also works for NHS England leading national programmes on data collection and initial assessment (triage and streaming) in emergency care. David Metcalfe, LLB, MA (Oxon), PhD, MRCP, MRCS, FRCEM, FEBEM is the inaugural Kadoorie Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Oxford, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital, and Fellow in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine at Thames Valley Air Ambulance.
