Algorithms for Emergency Medicine

Delivering Emergency Medicine involves constant challenges to the emergency clinician, reflected
by the wide breadth of conditions that are encountered, the necessity for the frequent
need to deal with multiple severely unwell patients, the time constraints of acute illnesses, and
the urgency needed in diagnosis and treatment.
Algorithms for Emergency Medicine is designed to be a ‘straight to the point’ reference to helpface these challenges and allow the busy emergency clinician to respond and deliver appropriate
care in a timely fashion.
The book is divided into ten sections (e.g. Practical procedures, Airway and breathing,Cardiovascular) and each section is comprised of a number of topics. Each topic is divided into
an information section, which provides essential knowledge, tips, and salient points on the topic,
and an algorithm, which is aimed to guide the clinician in a step- by- step manner in managing
these conditions. These are based on the Royal College of Emergency Medicine curriculum for
those who would like to train or obtain experience in delivering Emergency Medicine which
contains up- to- date evidence and knowledge.
This book would have not been possible without the dedication and commitment by the authorsand the willingness to share their experience in delivering emergency care.
We hope that this book will be useful for Emergency Nurse Practitioners, new doctorsstarting their placement in the Emergency Department, and trainee doctors working towards
specializing in Emergency Medicine.