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…
SUGERY, ORTHOPEDICS & ANESTHESIA
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…
Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices
Chapter 41 Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices Michael E. Winters and Edward A. Panacek Review Box 41-1 Balloon tamponade of gastroesophageal varices: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Introduction Managing patients…
Vital Signs Measurement
Chapter 1 Vital Signs Measurement Diane L. Gorgas and Jillian L. McGrath Measuring the temperature, pulse, respiratory rate (RR), blood pressure, and pulse oximetry is generally recommended for all emergency…
Management of Amputations
Chapter 47 Management of Amputations Dean Moore, II Review Box 47-1 Management of amputations: indications for reimplantation, contraindications, complications, and equipment.*If the victim is a child or if there are…
Assessment of Implantable Devices
Chapter 13 Assessment of Implantable Devices James A. Pfaff and Robert T. Gerhardt Patients with implanted pacemakers or automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs) are commonly seen in the emergency department (ED)….
Tracheostomy Care
Chapter 7 Tracheostomy Care John C. Greenwood and Michael E. Winters Introduction Placement of a tracheostomy tube is a common procedure in critically ill patients. Common indications for this procedure…
Techniques for Supraventricular Tachycardias
Chapter 11 Techniques for Supraventricular Tachycardias Bohdan M. Minczak Introduction Patients in the emergency department frequently complain of palpitations, heart fluttering, or a rapid heart beat, and this is often…
