Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Resources
Selected resources - for more on this topic contact the library
Useful Websites
Eye Emergencies Interactive Quiz
Standards for Nurse Staffing in Critical Care
The College of Emergency Medicine - contains information about postgraduate medical education in emergency specialty
The Intensive Care Society - the professional body for intensive care specialist in the UK
The Resuscitation Council - contains information about Resus Council publications and courses as well as guidelines and other useful information
Electronic Journals - Top 5 - Athens account required
Other e-journals are available: log in with NHS Athens at NHS Evidence
Academic Emergency Medicine - 2001 - 2006
CJEM: Journal of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physcians - 2001 onwards
Emergency Medicine Australasia - 2004 onwards (delayed 1 year)
Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ formerly: Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine) - 1984 onwards
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - 2008 onwards
Print Journals
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GRH |
CGH |
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |
2000 - 2012 |
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| Annals of Emergency Medicine |
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2001 onwards |
Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain |
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2005 onwards |
| Critical Care Medicine |
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2005 onwards |
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America View a list of Clinic topics |
1989 - 2010 |
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Electronic Books - Athens account required
Advanced Life Support Group (2010) Acute medical emergencies: the practical approach. 2nd ed. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
Evans, C.; Tippins, E (2007) The foundations of emergency care Maidenhead, Berks: Open University Press
Knoop, K. J. (2010) Atlas of emergency medicine 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill
Mattu, A. and Deepi, G. (eds.) (2007) Emergency Medicine, Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes Oxford: BMJ
Morris, F.; Fletcher, A. (2009) ABC of emergency differential diagnosis (ABC) Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell
New Books
| Title |
Shelved at |
| Edwards, M. ; Griffiths, P. (2011). Emergency nursing made incredibly easy. 1st UK ed. (Incredibly easy!). Philadelphia; London : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
WD458 CGH |
| Jevon, P. ; Ewens, B. (2012). Monitoring the critically ill patient. 3rd ed. (Essential clinical skills for nurses). Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell |
WB430 GRH |
| Page, K ; McKinney, A. (2012) Nursing the acutely ill adult : case book. (Case book). Maidenhead, Berks : Open University Press |
WB430 CGH |
| Peate, I. ; Dutton, H. (2012). Acute nursing care : recognising and responding to medical emergencies. Harlow, Essex : Pearson |
WD458 GRH |
| Tait, D. (2012). Acute and critical care in adult nursing. (Transforming nursing practice). Los Angeles; London : Learning Matters |
WB430 CGH |
Please contact the library to suggest appropriate books for purchase
Need to know more?
For a full list of books & journals use our online catalogue - www.swims.nhs.uk
To find more e-journals go to NHS Evidence and log in with your NHS Athens account
To ask for a literature search on a specific topic contact the library staff, details below

Updated 7th February 2013 CG
Books - 9th April 2013 DC