This brand new title provides a highly illustrated and unambiguousintroduction to most common presentations encountered in GPsurgeries, in minor injury units and emergency departments. Itprovides the basic information required to identify and managethese conditions, as well as highlighting the pitfalls and the keydiagnoses not to be missed.Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance:* Presents the perfect combination of text and image; double pagespreads enable quick access to information for readers in apressurised environment* Covers a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses in oneillustrated, full colour volume* Identifies key diagnoses not to be missed with red flags* Contains Short Answer Questions (SAQs) to help test learningand recognition* Includes a companion website featuring Short AnswerQuestions (SAQs) and flashcards, available atataglanceseries.com/minorinjuryMinor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance is the perfectpreparation guide or aide memoire for placements in acute orprimary care, ideal for medical students, junior doctors, GPtrainees and nurse practitioners.

Preface 6Contributors 7How to use your textbook 8About the companion website 11Part 1 System of care1 Assessment 122 Management and communication 14Part 2 Skin3 Wounds 164 Soft tissue infections 185 Other soft tissue infections 206 Burns and scalds 22Part 3 The head7 Head injury and transient loss of consciousness 248 Neurological problems 269 Headache 28Part 4 Ear, nose and throat10 Ear problems 3011 Dizziness and vertigo 3212 The nose 34Part 5 The face13 Facial injury 3614 Eye problems 3815 Mouth and dental 42Part 6 Chest and abdomen16 Upper respiratory tract infections 4417 Lower respiratory tract infections 4618 Chest pain 4819 Abdominal pain 5020 Urinary tract infections 5221 Urogenital problems 5422 Gynaecological problems 5623 Anorectal disorders 58Part 7 Musculoskeletal24 Spine examination 6025 Neck pain 6226 Back pain 6427 Shoulder examination 6628 Shoulder injuries 6829 The elbow 7030 The wrist 7231 Hand examination 7432 Hand: soft tissue injuries 7633 Hand: bony injuries 7834 The hip 8035 Knee examination 8236 Knee problems 8437 The calf and shin 8638 The ankle 8839 The foot 90Part 8 Children40 Approach to the injured child 9241 The limping child 9442 The febrile child 9643 Foreign bodies in children 9944 Skin problems in children 102Index 105