Chapter 4 Tracheal Intubation Robert F. Reardon, John W. McGill and Joseph E. Clinton Intubation is often the pivotal procedure in the emergency management of critically ill patients. There are…

Chapter 34 Principles of Wound Management Richard L. Lammers and Zachary E. Smith Management of acute traumatic wounds is one of the most common procedures in emergency medicine. Although many…

Chapter 64 Emergency Dental Procedures Kip R. Benko Complaints pertaining to the teeth and supporting maxillofacial structures are common, and patients frequently go to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation….

Chapter 40 Nasogastric and Feeding Tube Placement Leonard E. Samuels Nasogastric (NG) intubation is commonly used to evaluate or treat bowel obstruction, ileus, or gastric hemorrhage, preoperatively or postoperatively, or…

Chapter 50 Splinting Techniques Carl R. Chudnofsky Splints are used frequently in the emergency department (ED) for temporary immobilization of fractures and dislocations and for definitive treatment of soft tissue…

Chapter 8 Mechanical Ventilation Jairo I. Santanilla Introduction Mechanical ventilation (MV) is an important tool for resuscitation of critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED). It is vital that…

Chapter 10 Tube Thoracostomy Thomas D. Kirsch and Jordan Sax Review Box 10-1 Tube thoracostomy: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Tube thoracostomy is a procedure used to evacuate an abnormal…

Chapter 56 Emergency Childbirth George H. Lew and Michael S. Pulia Background Of the more than 4.1 million births in the United States in 2009, 99% were delivered in a…

Chapter 66 Ultrasound Christine Butts Over the past 20 years, bedside ultrasound has become an indispensible tool in the emergency department (ED). It has enabled physicians to make a rapid…

Chapter 39 Esophageal Foreign Bodies David W. Munter Patients with foreign bodies (FBs) lodged in the esophagus commonly go to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation and treatment. Though most…