Local and Regional Anaesthesia in the Emergency Department Made Easy,
Edition 1
By Mike Wells, BSc(Hons), MD, FRCPath
MBBCh MScMed(Emergency Medicine) DipPEC(SA) FCEM(SA)
Publication Date:
10 Jun 2010
Description
This volume in the successful Made Easy series is aimed at all doctors working in accident and emergency departments to help remind them of the common nerve block techniques. These techniques can be difficult to master and require great precison. Each procedure is described in step-by-step detail along with accompanying colour illustrations.
About the author
By Mike Wells, BSc(Hons), MD, FRCPath
MBBCh MScMed(Emergency Medicine) DipPEC(SA) FCEM(SA), Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
PLUERE Inc., CO, USA
Specialist Emergency Physician, Lecturer and Consultant, Director of Emergency Ultrasound Training, Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Netcare Union Hospital Emergency Department, Johannesburg, South Africa
Table of Contents
Introduction. Local anaesthetic toxidromes and complications. Topical anaesthesia. Local anaesthesia. Basic dental and oral local anaesthesia. Haematoma block. Intra-articular local anaesthesia. Intrapleural block. Intravenous regional anaesthesia. Nerve block regional anaesthesia. Procedural sedation and analgesia.
Book details
ISBN:
9780702034886
Page Count: 226
Illustrations
: Approx. 220 illustrations (162 in full color)
Retail Price
:
£21.99
0-443-06819-4, 978-0-443-06819-5, Cameron, Jelinek, Kelly, Murray & Brown: Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine, 3e, Sep-2009
0-443-07324-4, 978-0-443-07324-3, Begg: Accident and Emergency X-Rays Made Easy, Sep-2004
0-443-07324-4, 978-0-443-07324-3, Begg: Accident and Emergency X-Rays Made Easy, Sep-2004
Some aspects might be outdated, but useful to know of. Not all local anesthesia procedures are covered ind this book. Illustrations are very transferable to practise. A great tool at the bed side, but maybe not as useful in the classroom.