A primary care guide to emergencies 2012

Key Topics

• COPD exacerbation, asthma attack
• Acute myocardial infarct, acute cardiac failure, reanimation guidelines
• Foreign objects ingested or inhaled, shock
• Acute diarrhea, peritonitis
• Insect bites, lethal infections
• Sudden loss of sight
• Acute renal failure, haematuria
• Psychosis, intoxication
• Miscarriage, trauma
• Nephrolithiasis, acute urinary retention
• Meningitis, CVA, TIA
• Epistaxis, trauma
• RBPA, GI perforation and bleeding, ischemic ileus/colitis
• Fractures, sprained joints

Who should Attend

• Specialists
• Primary care physicians
• Nurses
• Physicians assistants
• Students and other healthcare professionals