This new edition covers every emergency from the major life-threatening event to the more frequent minor complaint. The essentials of diagnosis and management are described concisely and clearly, from exact drug dosages, relevant practical procedures and patient disposition (and its urgency) to inpatient care, outpatients or community care and common pitfalls for the unwary. Anthony F.T.Brown is Senior Staff Specialist, Dept Emergency, Royal Brisbane Hospital and Clinical Ass Professor, Dept Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia