Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Emergency Medicine

Part 1 General anaesthesia: general anaesthesia in the A&E department; pharmacology of drugs, gases and vapours used during general anaesthesia; anaesthetic and resuscitation equipment; infection risks during anaesthesia; assessment and preparation of patients for general anaesthesia and monitoring during anaesthesia; recovery and street fitness; problems encountered during general anaesthesia; resuscitation techniques - electrical defibrillation and cardioversion; airway and ventilation management - some common problems; pre-hospital care; management of the patient with multiple injuries, and a major incident protocol. Part 2 Sedation. Part 3 Analgesia. Part 4 Local anaesthesia: principles and practice in the A&E department; pharmacology of local anaesthetics; problems encountered during local anaesthesia; local anaesthetic blocks requiring caution and the most commonly-used techniques; nerve blocks of the upper limb; nerve blocks of the lower limb; other nerve blocks and field blocks; topical anaesthesia.