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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

  GRH CGH
American Journal of Respiratory
and Critical Care Medicine
 2000 - 2012  
Annals of Emergency Medicine    2001 onwards
Continuing Education in
Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain
   2005 onwards
Critical Care Medicine    2005 onwards
Emergency Medicine
Clinics of North America
View a list of Clinic topics
 1989 - 2010  

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

The Library
Alexandra House
Cheltenham General Hospital
Tel: 0300 422 3036
Email: librarycgh@glos.nhs.uk
The Library
Redwood Education Centre
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Tel: 0300 422 6495
Email: librarygrh@glos.nhs.uk

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