Emergency Medicine Manual

KEY FEATURES

*Portable, powerful, pocket-friendly, and affordable

*Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians

*Step by step treatment guidelines

*Recommended therapies are bolded (boldface type) with specific doses listed

*National treatment guidelines utilized wherever possible

*NEW color photos of dermatologic conditions

*EXPANDED coverage of bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, infectious diseases, and much more

*NEW Pharmacologic Considerations added throughout

*Cross-referenced to Tintinalli text for further research or study

Contents

SECTION ONE: PREHOSPITAL CARE
SECTION TWO: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
SECTION THREE: RESUSCITATIVE PROBLEMS & TECHNIQUES
SECTION FOUR: SHOCK
SECTION FIVE: ANALGESIA, ANESTHESIA, AND SEDATION
SECTION SIX: EMERGENCY WOUND MANAGEMENT
SECTION SEVEN: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
SECTION EIGHT: PULMONARY EMERGENCIES
SECTION NINE: GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES
SECTION TEN: RENAL AND GENITOURINARY DISORDERS
SECTION ELEVEN: GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
SECTION TWELVE: PEDIATRICS
SECTION THIRTEEN: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SECTION FOURTEEN: TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
SECTION FIFTEEN: ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES
SECTION SIXTEEN: EMERGENCY MEDICINE IN UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS
SECTION SEVENTEEN: ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES
SECTION EIGHTEEN: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
SECTION NINETEEN: NEUROLOGY
SECTION TWENTY: EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT, AND ORAL SURGERY
SECTION TWENTY-ONE: DISORDERS OF THE SKIN
SECTION TWENTY-TWO: TRAUMA
SECTION TWENTY-THREE: INJURIES TO THE BONES, JOINTS, AND SOFT TISSUE
SECTION TWENTY-FOUR: NONTRAUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
SECTION TWENTY-FIVE: PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDERS
SECTION TWENTY-SIX: ABUSE AND ASSAULT
SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN: PRINCIPLES OF IMAGING
SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT: SPECIAL SITUATIONS