World Health Organization, International Society of Surgery, International Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care.
--Geneva, Switzerland:
World Health Organization
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- Section 1 Principles of Emergency Medicine -- 1 Approach to the emergency patient -- Scope of the problem -- Clinical scope of the problem -- Anatomic essentials -- History -- Physical examination -- Differential diagnosis -- Diagnostic testing -- General treatment principles -- Special patients -- Disposition -- Pearls, pitfalls, and myths -- References -- 2 Airway management -- Scope of the problem -- Anatomic essentials -- Initial airway assessment -- Noninvasive airway management -- Indications for definitive airway management -- Definitive airway management -- The difficult airway -- The failed airway -- Devices and techniques for the difficult or failed intubation -- Surgical airways -- Special patients -- Pearls, pitfalls, and myths -- References -- 3 Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation -- Introduction -- Pathophysiology -- The primary survey -- The secondary survey -- History -- Physical examination -- Diagnostic studies -- Post-resuscitation care -- Termination of efforts -- Special patients -- Pearls and summary points -- References -- 4 Cardiac dysrhythmias -- Scope of the problem -- Anatomic essentials -- History -- Physical examination -- Diagnostic testing -- Management of bradydysrhythmias -- Management of tachydysrhythmias -- Pearls, pitfall and myths -- References -- 5 Shock -- Scope of the problem -- Classification -- General approach to the patient in shock -- History -- Physical examination -- Differential diagnosis -- Diagnostic testing -- General treatment principles -- Pitfalls -- References -- 6 Traumatic injuries -- Scope of the problem -- Peaks of death -- Primary survey -- Secondary survey -- History -- Differential diagnosis -- Diagnostic testing -- Additional therapies -- Special patients -- Disposition -- Pearls, pitfalls, and myths -- References -- 7 Prehospital care and emergency medical services -- History of emergency medical services -- Prehospital systems -- EMS personnel and qualifications -- EMS response -- Clinical capabilities of EMS -- Mass casualty incidents/disaster -- Medical direction -- Patient transport -- Special considerations in air transport -- References -- 8 Pain management -- Scope of the problem -- Assessment and measurement of pain -- Treatment of pain -- Pharmacologic therapy -- Special patients -- Pearls and pitfalls -- References -- Section 2 Primary Complaints -- 9 Abdominal pain -- Scope of the problem -- Anatomic essentials -- History -- Physical examination -- Differential diagnosis -- Diagnostic testing -- General treatment principles -- Special patients -- Disposition -- Pearls, pitfalls
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Evaluation and management of patients with chest syndromes / Richard A. Harrigan & Michael A. DeAngelis -- Management of the dyspneic patient in the ED / Jairo I. Santanilla & Peter M.C. DeBlieux -- Evaluation and management of the patient with abdominal pain / Joseph P. Martinez -- Management of patients with acute back pain in the ED / Michael E. Winters -- Headache management / Stephen Schenkel -- Evaluation and management of the patient with neck pain / Joshua Broder & Anita L'Italien -- Trauma management in the ED / David E. Manthey & Bret A. Nicks -- Management of infectious diseases / Davis J. Karras, Wayne A. Satz & Jeffrey Barrett -- Wound care in emergency medicine / Siamak Moayedi & Mercedes Torres -- Management of the pregnant patient in the ED / Kristine Thompson -- Pediatric care in the ED / Ghazala Sharieff -- Management of hematology/oncology patients in the ED / Robert L. Rogers -- Management of intoxicated/violent patients / Yesha Patel & Gus M. Garmel.