The second edition of this essential handbook provides a practical, accessible guide to all emergency situations encountered during, and immediately following, anaesthesia. It covers the major specialties including cardiovascular medicine, respiratory medicine, obstetrics, and paediatrics, and each section begins with a clear table listing presentation, diagnosis, exclusions, immediate action, and follow up action. These subsections are then expanded upon in bullet format. Additional sections cover practical procedures such as how to insert a chest drain and how to administer inhaled drugs unde.

Cardiovascular -- Respiratory -- Airway -- Paediatrics -- Obstetrics -- Neurosurgery -- Thoracics -- Regional anaesthesia -- Metabolic and endocrine -- Recovery problems -- Emergency department problems -- Equipment problems -- Miscellaneous problems -- Practical problems.