Emergency Medicine Procedures

A detailed step-by-step guide to 173 emergency department procedures. With 1,700 original illustrations, this quick-access reference features single-chapter coverage of each procedure.

The significantly expanded second edition of this full-color atlas provides a step-by-step, visual guide to the most common procedures in emergency medicine. Completely revised, it also includes new procedures such as REBOA, the HINTS test, sphenopalatine ganglion block, occipital nerve block, and lung ultrasonography. Procedures are described on a single page, or two-page spreads, so that the physician can quickly access and review the procedure at hand. The atlas contains more than 700 diagnostic algorithms, schematic diagrams, and photographic illustrations to highlight the breadth and depth of emergency medicine. Topics are logically arranged by anatomic location or by type of procedure, and all procedures are based on the most current and evidence-based practices. Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures, Second Edition is an essential resource for physicians and advanced practice professionals, residents, medical students, and nurses in emergency medicine, urgent care, and pediatrics.

The most clear, complete, and easy-to-understand review of emergency medicine procedures – enhanced by an animation library and more than 1,500 full-color photographs Doody's Core Titles for 2021! Reichman’s Emergency Medicine Procedures, Third Edition is written to provide a detailed, step-by-step approach to more than 200 procedures performed in an emergency or acute care setting. This trusted classic will provide medical students, residents, advanced practice clinicians, and the seasoned emergentologist with a reliable, one-stop procedural reference on which to base clinical practices and technical skills. The Third Edition is enhanced by added chapters, algorithms, clinical pictures, radiographs, tables, and coverage of cutting-edge technological advancements. Features: Organized into 16 sections, each representing an organ system, an area of the body, or a surgical specialty. Each chapter is devoted to a single procedure Chapters have a similar format that encompasses: Relevant anatomy and pathophysiology Indications and contraindications for the procedure Preparation for the patient, including consent, anesthesia, and analgesia Step-by-step description of the procedure Cautions that indicate common problems Alternative techniques and helpful hints Aftercare and follow-up Potential complications Summary of critical information More than 1,500 full-color photographs Companion online library of animations demonstrates approximately 40 common or difficult procedures. Includes both common and infrequently encountered procedures Important evidence-based recommendations throughout Helpful pedagogy includes key information, cautions, and important facts highlighted in bold The techniques presented in this book will dramatically expand your understanding of emergency medicine procedures, and most importantly, your ability to deliver positive patient outcomes.

Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, by James R. Roberts, MD & Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, is far and away the most well-known and trusted procedures manual in emergency medicine. Completely updated with the latest equipment, devices, drug therapies, and techniques, this 5th edition enables you to make optimal use of today's best options. And a new full-color format makes the book easier to consult than ever before. You'll see exactly how and when to perform every type of emergency procedure, so you can choose and implement the best possible approach for every patient! Provides over 1,700 detailed illustrations, 1,350 in full color, allowing you to visualize procedures clearly so you can perform them correctly. Explains not only how to perform each rocedure but also why, when, and what other procedures you should consider. Covers the latest equipment, devices, drug therapies, and techniques, including new devices for cricothyrotomy, monitoring CPR effectiveness, intraosseous infusion, autotransfusion and transfusion therapy, and wound closure. Incorporates coverage of ultrasound-guided procedures throughout the book to assist you in the use of these increasingly pervasive new techniques. Presents a new chapter on Chemical and Physical Restraints to facilitate management of violent or aggressive patients. Features a brand new full-color design together with all-new algorithms, illustrations, and tables for expedited reference and streamlined clinical decision making. Reflects the most recent clinical evidence and guidelines for dependable decision-making guidance. Offers updated coverage of tracheal intubation and infectious exposure management, so you can make spilt-second decisions on these difficult procedures.

THE MOST CLEAR, COMPLETE, AND EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND REVIEW OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE PROCEDURES AVAILABLE Going far beyond the scope of most other texts, this lavishly illustrated, expert-authored reference helps you master the clinical and technical skills required to perform the full range of procedures in an emergency or acute care setting. The techniques presented in these pages will dramatically expand your understanding of emergency medicine procedures and--most importantly--your ability to deliver positive patient outcomes. FEATURES Over 1,700 original, precise illustrations Sections organized by procedures for each body region Each chapter focuses on a single procedure and often includes several proven methods for performing it Chapters include: Relevant anatomy and pathophysiology Indications and contraindications for the procedure Preparation of the patient, including consent, anesthesia, and analgesia Step-by-step description of the procedure Cautions that indicate common problems Alternative techniques and helpful hints Aftercare and follow-up Potential complications Summary of critical information Includes both common procedures and infrequently encountered procedures Important evidence-based recommendations throughout Helpful pedagogy--includes key information, cautions, and important facts highlighted in bold Companion DVD with animations of the 20 most common or difficult procedures, and complete references for each chapter

Widely acclaimed for its outstanding step-by-step illustrations, comprehensive coverage, and reader-friendly format, Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures is now in its thoroughly updated Second Edition. In 137 chapters, the book provides clear, complete instructions on every emergency medicine procedure performed on infants, children, and adolescents. More than 1,000 detailed drawings, most in two-color, show how to perform each procedure. This edition includes a new chapter on new technologies and techniques for managing the difficult airway. Other new topics include use of tissue adhesives in laceration repair, focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST), management of priapism, reimplanting an avulsed permanent tooth, use of automatic external defibrillators, and procedures related to bioterrorism.

When seconds count, turn to the resource that provides easy-to-find, easy-to-follow guidelines for the essential procedures you’re likely to use in today’s Emergency Department. Essential Emergency Procedures, 2nd Edition delivers the information you need using a consistent, bulleted, outline format, so you can find what you’re looking for quickly and easily. Abundantly illustrated in full color, it guides you step by step through nearly 100 adult and pediatric procedures. Consult seven all-new chapters for current information on procedures used in today’s ED: video laryngoscopy, delayed sequence intubation, NO DESAT, meconium aspirator for airway suctioning, E-FAST, retrograde urethrogram/cystogram, and soft tissue ultrasound. Quickly locate foreign body removal and trauma procedures in new, separate sections devoted to these key areas. Find ultrasound procedures now conveniently located with their respective body system chapters. Locate safety and quality guidelines easily within each chapter: an all-new feature edited by Dr. Reuben Strayer that reviews common procedural and cognitive errors to avoid for each procedure.

A comprehensive step-by-step colour guide to nearly 100 procedures carried out in a modern accident & emergency department, updated text and 250 colour photographs. The procedures are grouped into five categories. Each procedure is described in a straightforward fashion, starting with a consideration of its uses, followed by the equipment needed, the carrying out of the procedure itself, and finishing with pertinent advice to give to patients who have undergone the procedure. Practical Procedures in the Emergency Department will be invaluable to all those who carry out emergency patient procedures whether in a hospital, hospice, GP practice or home setting. It will also be of special interest to paramedics and ambulance crew.