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Dedication
This manual is dedicated to the memory of Dr Edward William Brentnall FACEM, MBE, OAM, KStJ 05/08/1929-01/10/2024. Ed was a guiding light for generations of emergency physicians who sheltered, mentored and inspired many of us. See the full dedication here.
Latest updates
Text size increase
The general text size in both versions of the manual has been increased slightly to improve readability.
Cardiac output chapter created
A new chapter called Cardiac output has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Sepsis chapter created
A new chapter called Sepsis has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Blood component therapy chapter created
A new chapter called Blood component therapy has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Hypovolaemia chapter created
A new chapter called Hypovolaemia has been created from the Circulatory resuscitation chapter. This has been do improve navigation by making the size of the previous Circulatory resuscitation chapter smaller. Unfortunately this means that any external links (e.g. personal bookmarks) to the affected pages will be broken.
Self protection from the agitated patient
The Restraint page has been updated with additional information about self protection.
Types of restraint
The Restraint page has been updated with additional information about the types of restraint.
Childhood abuse and burden of mental health disorders
The Emergency mental health services page has been updated with estimates of the contribution of childhood abuse to various mental health disorders.
