A glance at emergency care and a concise refresher

This series of books is likely to be familiar to many students as a good foundation for further study. Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine at a Glance covers the essentials in an easy-to-digest formula. This volume continues the trend of good quality information, covering enough to give readers a firm and solid grounding in the subject of pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM).

The book also acts as an aide-memoire for the more experienced health professional. Each segment is illustrated with easily understandable and colourful diagrams, as well as tables with the most relevant information, which is great for quick reference. It is subdivided into six sections:

Like any thorough paramedic textbook, it opens with a section on the history of pre-hospital care, from the biblical Good Samaritan to the modern-day GoodSam App. A chapter is dedicated to considering the mechanism of injury and the energy expenditure of likely injuries. Human factors are included, with a reference to levelling out the management hierarchy to avoid mistakes—lessons learned from the case of Elaine Bromiley, a 37-year-old woman who died as a result of medical errors while being anaesthetised.