Due to reduced working hours amongst junior doctors, a quick-reference, practical guide to common emergency surgical problems and trauma is needed more than ever. 'Emergencies in Clinical Surgery' aims to make the life of junior surgeons easier. It is written in an easily accessible, concise style, and is in a pocket-sized format that means that readers are able to refer to it on the ward. The use of icons indicating the degree of urgency for each topic aid in the identification of true emergencies. Algorithms are used extensively throughout the book in order to simplify management decisions.