Emergency Cardiac Pacing
Chapter 15 Emergency Cardiac Pacing Edward S. Bessman The purpose of cardiac pacing is to restore or ensure effective cardiac depolarization. Emergency cardiac pacing may be instituted either prophylactically or…
SUGERY, ORTHOPEDICS & ANESTHESIA
Basic Airway Management and Decision Making
Chapter 3 Basic Airway Management and Decision Making Robert F. Reardon, Phillip E. Mason and Joseph E. Clinton Basic airway procedures are often overlooked in favor of more exciting intubation…
Physical and Chemical Restraint
Chapter 70 Physical and Chemical Restraint J. Michael Kowalski and Adam K. Rowden Emergency clinicians often face the challenge of caring for agitated, uncooperative, combative, and violent patients who are…
Examination of the Sexual Assault Victim
Chapter 58 Examination of the Sexual Assault Victim Carolyn Joy Sachs and Malinda Wheeler The majority of sexually assaulted individuals never report the crime to anyone, and only one third…
Alternative Methods of Drug Administration
Chapter 26 Alternative Methods of Drug Administration Steven J. Bauer and Carl R. Chudnofsky The rapid administration of lifesaving, pain-relieving, and sedative medications lies at the core of the practice…
Indwelling Vascular Devices: Emergency Access and Management
Chapter 24 Indwelling Vascular Devices Emergency Access and Management Scott H. Witt and Diann M. Krywko Indwelling vascular lines provide routes for short- and long-term infusion of antibiotics, antifungal agents,…
Arterial Puncture and Cannulation
Chapter 20 Arterial Puncture and Cannulation Hyung T. Kim Review Box 20-1 Arterial puncture and cannulation: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Arterial puncture is the most accurate blood sampling technique…
Standard Precautions and Infectious Exposure Management
Chapter 68 Standard Precautions and Infectious Exposure Management Peter E. Sokolove and Aimee Moulin Contamination of health care workers with body fluids is a frequent occurrence in the emergency department…
Defibrillation and Cardioversion
Chapter 12 Defibrillation and Cardioversion Bohdan M. Minczak Review Box 12-1 Defibrillation and cardioversion: indications, contraindications, and equipment. Introduction Defibrillation is an emergency procedure performed to terminate ventricular fibrillation (VF)…
Intraosseous Infusion
Chapter 25 Intraosseous Infusion Kenneth Deitch Review Box 25-1 Intraosseous infusion: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Establishing vascular access in critically ill and injured patients is central to the practice…
