Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma

Obstetric emergencies are unplanned and often unanticipated. Management requires a clear understanding of the life-saving and damage-limiting treatments that can be implemented. This manual covers life-threatening emergencies of pregnancy in a systematic and comprehensive way, teaching the skills and procedures needed to save the mother and fetus. Essential anatomical, physiological and pathological information is presented and clinically applied, and treatment algorithms give clear, step-by-step management advice. This easy-to-read, practical handbook is recommended reading prior to the Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma (MOET) course, providing structured preparation and revision, and this updated revision of the third edition reflects the very latest practice and advice from the Advanced Life Support Group. Trainee obstetricians, midwives and anaesthetists will find this invaluable in developing their ability and confidence when facing emergencies, and a useful resource for advanced exams. No obstetric clinician should be without it.

    Includes four new chapters: recognising the seriously sick pregnant patient; intravenous access and fluid replacement; medical emergencies; and human factors
    Content has been fully updated to reflect current best-practice and treatment guidelines
    Essential reading for all candidates attending the Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma course

Sara Paterson-Brown, Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial Healthcare
Sara Paterson-Brown is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Imperial Healthcare Trust, London.

Charlotte Howell, University Hospital of North Staffordshire
Charlotte Howell is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, specialising in paediatric anaesthesia.
Contributors

Charles Cox, Johan Creemers, James Drife, John Elton, Peter-Marc Fortune, Diana Fothergill, Simon Grant, Brigid Hayden, Carol Henshaw, Kim Hinshaw, Charlotte Howell, Shirin Irani, Geraldine Masson, Douglas Mein, Jane Mooney, Fidelma O'Mahoney, Sara Paterson-Brown, Simon Paterson-Brown, Barbara Philips, Felicity Plaat, Bheemasenachar Prasad, Rahul Sen, Paul Sharpe, Derek Tuffnell, Sarah Vause, J. Wardrope, Sue Wietska, Jonathan Wyllie