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Book SynopsisThis easy-to-read Handbook offers clinicians a practical system for interpreting emergency head CT. This image driven book covers a wide spectrum of conditions likely to be encountered in everyday clinical practice. Practical tips for recognizing subtle pathology, through to the more obvious, are supplemented by easy-to-interpret diagrams. New topics have been added since the first edition, including trauma CT cervical spine interpretation, and an up-to-date section on acute stroke. In addition to the clinical chapters, this Handbook provides simplified technical details, and a brief historical background, making it an excellent reference manual and learning aide for all clinicians with an interest in emergency CT head interpretation.Table of ContentsSection 1. Fundamentals of Computer Tomography Imaging: Important anatomical considerations; Section 2. Reviewing a CT Scan: 1. Acute stroke; 2. Subdural haematoma (SDH); 3. Extradural/epidural haematoma; 4. Subarachnoid haemorrhage; 5. Traumatic parenchyma brain injury; 6. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; 7. Hypoxic-ischaemic injury; 8. Skull fractures; 9. Raised intracranial pressure; 10. Hydrocephalus; 11. Meningitis; 12. Cerebral abscess; 13. Arteriovenous malformation; 14. Solitary lesions; 15. Multiple lesions; 16. Neck vessel dissection; Section 3. Cervical Spine: 'ABCS' approach to interpreting multiplanar reformats of the CT cervical spine; Types of spine fracture; Section 4. Self-Assessment Section: Self assessment - answers; Appendix 1. ABCD2 scoring system; Appendix 2. ROSIER score; Appendix 3. NICE acute stroke flow pathway; Appendix 4. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assessment; Appendix 5. NICE guideline for adult CT head; Appendix 6. NICE guideline for adult CT neck; Appendix 7. NICE guideline for paediatric CT head; Appendix 8. NICE guideline for paediatric CT neck; Appendix 9. Information required prior to neurosurgical transfer; Appendix 10. Differential diagnosis for intracerebral lesions.

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Book SynopsisFrom treating war casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq to his experiences as a civilian trauma surgeon treating alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals, and the mentally deranged, this book offers an intense look at one man's commitment to his country and to those most desperately in need of aid.

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Book SynopsisIn exploring such diverse cases of aid intervention, Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Approach provides interesting, easily accessible content and context for understanding disaster medicine and global health.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This is an ambitious book on the many aspects of international disaster medicine. … Directed at healthcare workers, this book would be useful to a range of readers from physicians involved directly with patient care to support staff who fill more distant roles. … Chapters provide enough detail to give readers an appreciation of various aspects of disaster medicine. … authors do a nice job of balancing the need to cover a given topic with the need to keep the book reasonably sized and practical.” (Michael D. Zwank, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2013)Table of ContentsPart 1: Disaster Response.- Immediate Response to Disasters.- Priorities in Post-Disaster Management.- Refugee Camps.- Complex Emergencies.- Security for the Humanitarian Worker.- Part 2: Global Players.- Global Development: Millennium Development Goals.- Non-governmental Organisations and Aid.- Developing Healthcare Systems.- International Aid.- Future of Global Health.- Part 3: Trauma and Surgery.- Pre-Hospital Care.- Mass Casualty Incident.- Military Trauma.- Tropical Surgery.- Surgery in Austere Environments.- Part 4: Tropical Medicine.- Polio & Vaccination Campaigns.- Malaria in Children.- Cholera: An Infectious Waterborne Disease.- HIV/AIDS.- Blinding Eye Diseases.- Part 5: Public Health.- Malnutrition.- Sexual & Reproductive Health.- Maternal and Neonatal health.- Mental Health Following Armed Conflict.- The Global Crisis in Non-Communicable Disease.

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Book SynopsisIn today’s world, we must all be ready and informed about medical and security issues while traveling. Combining the expertise of three world experts in travel, health and safety, Lizard Bites & Street Riots: Travel Emergencies and Your Health, Safety, and Security is a compact resource certain to save lives, increase comfort, and generate peace of mind; besides which, it is a mighty exciting read. The key is preparation and prevention. Lizard Bites & Street Riots informs you, in a concise, practical, non-alarmist tone how to decrease your chances of drowning, getting caught in an avalanche, being in an airplane hijacking, or becoming the victim of identity theft. And then it reveals what to do if you are. It shows you how to handle hypothermia, abdominal pain, and malaria, among many other scenarios. Thoroughly revised for our times, it provides updates on emerging viral diseases, including Covid-19.The book’s three distinguished authors know their business. Between them, they have covered the globe and managed travel emergencies of every kind, for organizations including the National Geographic Society, the United States Coast Guard, the International Monetary Fund, and many Fortune 100 companies.Whether your travels take you to popular destinations or off the beaten path on expeditions, things can go wrong – very wrong – and you will be glad to have Lizard Bites & Street Riots by your side.Trade Review“Stow this book in your carry-on luggage!” – Robert Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and CIA Director“A must-have for all would-be travelers or explorers” – Ellen Prager, Ph.D., best-selling author of The Oceans

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