Emergency Anesthesia

A step-by-step guide to those anaesthetic procedures likely to be performed in the emergency department. Topics covered include: airway management, mechanical ventilation and ventilation management, venous access procedures, regional anaesthesia and pain management.

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Anaesthesia is one of the key areas in emergency medicine. In this volume, two emergency physicians present a step-by-step guide to those anaesthetic procedures likely to be performed in the emergency department. Special consideration is given to what the emergency physician needs to know for best results in areas such as airway management, mechanical ventilation and ventilation management, venous access procedures, regional anaesthesia and pain management.