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This section contains a large amount of specific information relating to a breadth of medical emergencies commonly encountered by paramedics in practice. Section 3 starts with two chapters giving an overview of medical emergencies in adults and children which contain general information relating to medical emergencies and patient assessment (see Table 2.1). The text then focuses on a number of specific aspects of medical emergencies in more detail within which drugs identified in section 7 could be applied.

Each of these chapters is then further split into subsections: an introduction, incidence, severity and outcome, pathophysiology and assessment and management. This provides a comprehensive overview of each medical emergency and how it should be managed by paramedics in practice. Paramedics should refer to this section to see whether a particular drug is used to treat a certain condition and where that drug fits into patient management.