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, Emergency Medicine covers the full range of emergencies. These include general medical, infectious disease and foreign travel-related issues, toxicological, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological, ophthalmic and psychiatric conditions.

The book also addresses practical procedures and considers administrative and legal issues.