The eighth edition of this international bestselling emergency medicine handbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest evidence-based guidelines and treatment protocols underpinning best practice in emergency medical care.

Carefully designed to suit the needs of interns and resident doctors working in the emergency department, as well as specialist trainees, the book covers the full range of emergencies. These include general medical, infectious disease and foreign travel-related, toxicological, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological, ophthalmic and psychiatric emergencies.

In addition to emergencies, the book also addresses practical procedures, as well as administrative and legal issues.