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Algorithm 28.1 Uterine inversion Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: recognise and manage uterine inversion. Introduction Reported incidence ranges from 1/2000 to 1/6400. Although it…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 40 Transfer Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: appreciate an overview of the principles of the safe transfer or retrieval…

Figure 39.1 The triage sieve (reproduced with kind permission from the Advanced Life Support Group) The triage priorities given in Table 39.1 are used in major incidents and reflect the…

Algorithm 31.1 Management of shoulder dystocia Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: understand the aetiology and complications of shoulder dystocia understand the risk factors for…

Algorithm 24.1 Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: understand the management of severe hypertension in pregnancy prevent and treat eclamptic fits manage fluid balance…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 23 Perinatal psychiatric illness Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: acknowledge the prevalence of mental health problems in the pregnant…

Algorithm 22.1 Management of diabetic ketoacidosis Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: understand the serious cardiac, diabetic and neurological problems that can affect pregnant women…

Algorithm 21.1 Abdominal emergencies in pregnancy Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: understand how to assess the pregnant woman with abdominal pain appreciate how to…

Algorithm 20.1 Burns Objectives On successfully completing this topic, you will be able to: understand the impact of a thermal injury on the airway, breathing and circulation describe the immediate…