Pre-Obstetric Emergency Training

The Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to "preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques".The book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers.

• Working group viiContributors viiiForeword to second edition ixAcknowledgements xPreface to second edition xiPreface to first edition xiiContact details and website information xiiiHow to use your textbook xiv1 Obstetric services 12 Legal and ethical issues 73 When things go wrong 134 Getting it right – non‐technical skills and communications 235 Anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy 336 Structured approach to the obstetric patient 417 Collapse, cardiac arrest and shock in pregnancy 558 Emergencies in early pregnancy (up to 20 weeks) 679 Emergencies in late pregnancy (from 20 weeks) 7310 Trauma, surgical and medical emergencies 8511 Normal labour and delivery 10112 Complicated labour and delivery 11113 Emergencies after delivery 13314 Resuscitation of the baby at birth 14515 Assessment and management of the post‐gynaecological surgery patient 161Abbreviations 167Glossary 169References 173Further reading 177Index 179