Book Descriptions:

The first book in an exciting new series, Head, Neck and Dental Emergencies provides the reader with a working approach to the diagnosis and management of patients in casualty. The book covers how to diagnose and manage all urgent or emergent problems that occur above the collar bones. Emergency care must be simple and quick, so this book comprises short notes, illustrations, and photographs, with an emphasis on establishing the diagnosis while maintaining a high index of suspicion. Where possible, the book covers one topic per one to three pages and uses a series of four icons to allow rapid identification of the degree of urgency. This system will help the reader identify the urgency of each condition presented.* A multidisciplinary group of senior clinicians present invaluable advice gained from personal experience* Topics are grouped into anatomical and pathological categories to aid rapid look-up* Includes a series of four icons to distinguish clearly the degree of urgency in which the emergency must be treated




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