TY - BOOK AU - Skinner,David V. AU - Swain,Andrew AU - Peyton,Rodney AU - Robertson,Colin TI - Cambridge textbook of accident and emergency medicine SN - 0521433797 PY - 1997/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Emergency medicine KW - Traumatology KW - Emergency Medicine KW - Emergencies KW - Wounds and Injuries N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The field of emergency medicine is one of the most rapidly growing areas of the medical profession. The present book is a comprehensive text on this important specialty for resident and attending physicians. In sixty-three chapters, the book aims to cover the field completely--from the scene of the accident to specialist referral and from head to toe. The informative papers are organized into three complementary sections: accident assessment and general principles of emergency medicine; trauma conditions; and surgical and obstetric emergencies. This highly illustrated volume combines the insights of emergency physicians with the detailed knowledge of specialists ER -