Books in the Advanced Life Support Group series

Fully revised and now in fullΓÇôcolour, the new edition of PreΓÇôObstetric Emergency Training (POET) will help practitioners identify and manage a range of timeΓÇôcritical obstetric emergencies, specifically in the preΓÇôobstetric department setting. Providing structured examination and assessment techniques as an aid to determine what treatment should be provided before transport, this practical manual equips the practitioner with the knowledge necessary to save the mother and fetus in life threatening circumstances before admission to the hospital. New to the second edition are chapters covering nonΓÇôtechnical skills and communication, as well as complicated labour and delivery. Designed to accompany the associated Advanced Life Support Group training course, PreΓÇôObstetric Emergency Training serves as an authoritative guide for a range of preΓÇôhospital practitioners dealing with specialist situations.

The Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors, 3rd edition, provides a concise introduction to teaching. Written by experienced medical educators from the Advanced Life Support Group and Resuscitation Council (UK), this best-selling guide gives comprehensive and practical advice on the most effective teaching methods.

The Manchester Triage System (MTS), the most widely used emergency medical triage system in the UK and Europe, is employed to prioritise the treatment of tens of millions of patients each year. MTS utilises an easy-to-understand and safe, risk-based system of prioritisation. This title contains all the information necessary for an MTS user.

Emergency Triage: Telephone Triage and Advice complements the highly successful Emergency Triage. The algorithms are rooted in the Manchester Triage System (MTS), which is used in hospitals around the world and which is acknowledged as an effective means of clinical prioritisation.