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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146113103321

Titolo

Evidence-based emergency medicine [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Brian H. Rowe ; section editors, Eddy S. Lang ... [ et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2009

ISBN

1-282-68494-9

1-78034-611-5

9786612684944

1-4443-0367-8

1-4443-0368-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (676 p.)

Collana

Evidence-Based Medicine

Disciplina

616.02/5

616.025

Soggetti

Emergency medicine

Evidence-based medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

General issues -- Respiratory -- Cardiology -- General medical conditions -- Injury -- Genitourinary and abdominal -- Neurosciences -- ENT -- Minor procedures -- Public health.

Sommario/riassunto

Emergency physicians assess and manage a wide variety of problems from patients presenting with a diversity of severities, ranging from mild to severe and life-threatening. They are expected to maintain their competency and expertise in areas where there is rapid knowledge change. Evidence-based Emergency Medicine is the first book of its kind in emergency medicine to tackle the problems practicing physicians encounter in the emergency setting using an evidence-based approach. It summarizes the published evidence available for the diagnosis and treatment of common emergency health