Chapter 54 Compartment Syndrome Evaluation Merle A. Carter Review Box 54-1 Compartment syndrome evaluation: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Open fractures, dislocations, and exposed joints are true orthopedic emergencies that…
Chapter 45 Anorectal Procedures Wendy C. Coates Patients with anorectal disorders are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED). In some cases the condition is isolated, whereas in others, the…
Chapter 65 Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Heather M. Prendergast and Timothy B. Erickson Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia With an increase in outdoor activities, changing weather patterns, and the…
Chapter 27 Autotransfusion Mark J. Neavyn, Margarita E. Pena and Charlene Irvin Babcock Review Box 27-1 Autotransfusion: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Introduction Autologous blood transfusion, or autotransfusion, is the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
