Emergency care is one of the most important areas of veterinary medicine. Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the international editors and authors have revised and updated the manual to reflect the continued growth in knowledge in this vital area.

New chapter on vascular access details the placement and maintenance of catheters
New chapters on electrolyte abnormalities and acid-base imbalance, and transfusion medicine
Stand alone chapter on analgesia
Medical and surgical treatment by system
Contents
Triage of the emergency patient; Vascular access; Assessment and diagnosis of shock; Fluid therapy; Electrolyte and acid-base imbalance; Cardiovascular emergencies; General approach to dyspnoea; Renal and urinary tract emergencies; Neurological emergencies; Ophthalmological emergencies; Approach to gastrointestinal emergencies; Acute abdominal and gastrointestinal surgical emergencies; Haematological emergencies; Transfusion medicine; Reproductive and paediatric emergencies; Endocrine emergencies; Acute management of orthopaedic and external soft tissue injuries; Dermatological emergencies; Toxicological emergencies; Cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation; Anaesthesia and sedation of the critical patient; Analgesia in the critical patient; Nutritional support of the critical patient; Antibacterial therapy in the critical patient; Imaging techniques for the critical patient; Nursing care of the critical patient; Appendix; Index.