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Basic Emergency Care (A&E)

First contact in casualty: primary survey, the unconscious patient, shock, chest & abdominal pain, poisoning, burns and cardiac arrest.

This collection provides essential information for managing emergencies in a clinical setting, including unconscious patients, shock, and cardiac arrest. It is designed for healthcare providers, including clinicians and students, who need quick access to guidelines and protocols for effective emergency care.

01Guidelines & protocolsQUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PHYSICIANS, PROVIDERS, NURSES, AND PARAMEDICSEmergency Medicine· 1 pagesStart here — quick reference for emergency care
02Clinical notesOttawa Handbook of Emergency MedicineUniversity of Ottawa, University of TorontoEmergency Medicine· 2025· 77 pagesOttawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine
03Lecture slidesInitial AssessmentKampala Advanced Trauma Care CourseEmergency Medicine· 2016· 40 pagesPrimary survey
04Lecture slidesApproach to an Unconscious PatientDr. Apio EstherEmergency Medicine· 53 pagesThe unconscious patient
05Lecture slidesAPPROACH TO UNCONSCIOUS PATIENTDr. Kaduyu DennisEmergency Medicine· 27 pagesRead: p. 10This guide details the emergency evaluation and management of unconscious patients, essential for timely care.
06Lecture slidesShockKampala Advanced Trauma Care CourseEmergency Medicine· 2016· 34 pagesShock
07Clinical reviewsApproach to Acute Abdominal Pain: Practical AlgorithmsTehran University of Medical Sciences, Sina Hospital, International CampusEmergency Medicine· 2020· 10 pagesAcute abdominal pain algorithms
08Lecture slidesClinical ToxicologyGulu University Teaching HospitalEmergency Medicine· 2024· 25 pagesClinical toxicology
09Lecture slidesOverview of Burns CareDr Wambi DavidEmergency Medicine· 2025· 45 pagesBurns
10Clinical reviewsCPR-3Internal Medicine· 42 pagesCPR
11Clinical notesCARDIAC ARRESTJeffrey FEmergency Medicine· 5 pagesRead: p. 1Cardiac arrest pharmacotherapy
12Lecture slidesHTN and HTN EMERGENCIESEmergency Medicine· 40 pagesHypertensive emergencies

Collection updated Sep 2026 · Access follows each resource's usual availability.

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