Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures
Chapter 61 Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures J. Stephen Huff Neuro-otologic tests and procedures are used in a variety of clinical scenarios ranging from evaluation of a dizzy patient to…
Systemic Analgesia and Sedation for Procedures
Chapter 33 Systemic Analgesia and Sedation for Procedures Baruch Krauss and Steven M. Green Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) refers to the use of analgesic, dissociative, and sedative agents to…
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
Chapter 18 Resuscitative Thoracotomy Russell F. Jones and Emanuel P. Rivers Review Box 18-1 Resuscitative thoracotomy: indications, contraindications, equipment, and complications. In the United States, trauma is the leading cause…
Abdominal Hernia Reduction
Chapter 44 Abdominal Hernia Reduction Michael T. Fitch and David E. Manthey When a patient is seen in the emergency department (ED) with a suspected abdominal hernia, the emergency clinician…
Educational Aspects of Emergency Department Procedures
Chapter 69 Educational Aspects of Emergency Department Procedures Amita Sudhir and Jennifer Avegno Learning to perform emergency department (ED) procedures is a complex and highly individualized educational process. No longer…
Culdocentesis
Chapter 57 Culdocentesis G. Richard Braen Review Box 57-1 Culdocentesis: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Not shown is optional prepuncture topical anesthetic, such as a cocaine (4%)-soaked cotton ball. Culdocentesis…
Venous Cutdown
Chapter 23 Venous Cutdown Veronica Vasquez and Pablo F. Aguilera Review Box 23-1 Venous cutdown: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Management of critically ill or injured patients requires immediate and…
Noncardiac Implantable Devices
Chapter 71 Noncardiac Implantable Devices Paul Jhun and Eduardo Borquez In addition to cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, a number of noncardiac devices have been developed for electronic neuromodulation and drug…
Cricothyrotomy and Percutaneous Translaryngeal Ventilation
Chapter 6 Cricothyrotomy and Percutaneous Translaryngeal Ventilation Randy B. Hebert, Sudip Bose and Sharon E. Mace Few clinical scenarios are as critical as when a patient’s airway cannot be controlled…
Transfusion Therapy: Blood and Blood Products
Chapter 28 Transfusion Therapy Blood and Blood Products Diane L. Gorgas and Colin G. Kaide Transfusion of blood components (red cells, white cells, platelets, whole plasma, or plasma fractions) is…
