This core text covers all aspects of accident and emergency work. It concentrates on the essentials with immediate action first and then subsequent treatments. Crafted by two outstanding physicians, it has been written for students, junior doctors on foundation programmes, and trainees in accident and emergency medicine. In addition, it will be invaluable as a source of information and instruction for anyone, in particular primary care doctors and nurses, who need to know how to diagnose and manage the early stages of acute medical problems such as asthma or a broken arm.