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The 6th edition print version of the Manual – now available

24/04/201513/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

The much awaited 6th print version of The Emergency Medicine Manual is now available. It contains all the content of the online version as of 18th January 2015, but does not include the online only features (Quizzes, galleries etc.). It is the most up to date textbook possible – editing to publishing time only 3 weeks, not 2 years like many texts!

Other features include

3 volume soft cover
1800 A4 sized pages
More than 750 images and 300 tables
30% more content than the 5th print edition
More than 1000 additions
Recommended text for ACEM fellowship examinations
Content mapped to ACEM curriculum descriptors or learning objectives – ideal for ACEM trainees.

As a subscriber to the online version, you are eligible for a AUD$20 discount on the purchase of one copy of the print version.

Hyponatraemia flowchart errors

04/06/201608/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Assessment of hyponatraemia flowchart on the Hyponatraemia page has the following errors: SIAD also commonly has low serum urate (not normal as on the chart); cerebral salt wasting syndrome usually has some degree of hypovolaemia (not euvolaemia as on the chart). The flowchart will be updated to correct these errors as soon as possible.

Version 1 search feature changes

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

We have simplified the display of the search results in Version 1 to improve the search performance. Previously the html name of the page was displayed as well as a short snippet of the content around the word(s) being searched for. Both of these have now been removed, so now all that is displayed is the title of the … Read more

Guillain-Barré a été trouvé!

13/02/201503/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

Unfortunately the page on Guillain-Barré has been unavailable for a while because our web server does not speak French. As the file name for the page used the correct spelling (Guillain-Barré), the anglophile server refused to recognise it and was displaying an error message instead. The page is now available again, however (apologies to all the Francophiles out … Read more

Ebola investigations

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Viral haemorrhagic fevers page has been updated with some additional investigations that should usually be performed in a patient suspected of having Ebola.

Lateral neck film of bead in oesophagus

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

An image of a lateral neck Xray demonstrating a large bead in the upper oesophagus has been added to the Ingested foreign bodies page.

Gas in an intervertebral disk

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

A CT image demonstrating gas in an intervertebral disk has been added to the Low back pain page.

Normal QRS amplitude correction

04/06/201603/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Electrocardiography page has been corrected. The normal QRS amplitude should be ≥ 5mm in the limb leads and ≥ 10mm in the precordial leads not ≤ 5 and 10mm respectively as previously mentioned.

Fat embolism mortality rate correction

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Non thrombotic embolism page has been updated, but more importantly the error that stated that fat embolism is associated with a high mortality rate has been corrected. It is usually associated with a low mortality rate.

CTA of subclavian arterial branch injury

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Chest wall injuries page has been updated with an image of a CTA of a subclavian arterial branch injury.

Indications for chest CT following trauma

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with additional information about the indications for chest CT following trauma.

Rabies

03/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

Some updates have been added to the Rabies page.

Update quiz February 2015

02/02/2015 by Bob Dunn

12 more images uploaded

23/01/2015 by Bob Dunn

12 more images were uploaded to the CXR and image of the day galleries.

Bacterial tracheitis

23/01/2015 by Bob Dunn

The table of the Differential diagnosis of croup on the Croup page has been updated with some additional information about bacterial tracheitis.

Conjugated vs unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

04/06/201623/01/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Neonatal jaundice page has been updated with a table of causes of conjugated and unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia.

Neonatal jaundice

23/01/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Neonatal jaundice page has been revised and updated.

Neonatal resuscitation

23/01/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Neonatal resuscitation page has been updated with clearer timelines for resuscitation and information about emergent umbilical venous cannulation.

New ACEM curriculum descriptors added

21/03/201518/01/2015 by Bob Dunn

The new ACEM curriculum descriptors relevant to each section of the manual have been added. However the descriptors do not map exactly to the headings in the manual, so some interpretation has been needed. In addition, not all descriptors have been used. Those that appear to be covered by higher level descriptors, overlap significantly with other descriptors, are too general to apply to a specific part of the text and those that are actions expected by trainees in their practice have been excluded. The curriculum domain of health advocacy is broadly applicable across all areas of clinical medicine, but is perhaps most relevant to the areas in the manual about smoking cessation, alcohol harm minimisation, cardiovascular risk modification, poisoning and injury prevention.