Emergency Childbirth
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…
Devices for Assessing Oxygenation and Ventilation
Chapter 2 Devices for Assessing Oxygenation and Ventilation Joshua Nagler and Baruch Krauss Spirometry For patients with acute exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), accurately estimating the…
Ultrasound
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…
Pediatric Vascular Access and Blood Sampling Techniques
Chapter 19 Pediatric Vascular Access and Blood Sampling Techniques Genevieve Santillanes and Ilene Claudius Obtaining vascular access and blood samples in an infant or child can challenge and frustrate even…
Spinal Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination
Chapter 60 Spinal Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination Brian D. Euerle Review Box 60-1 Spinal puncture: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination is performed in the emergency…
Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck
Chapter 30 Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck James T. Amsterdam and Kevin P. Kilgore Review Box 30-1 Regional anesthesia of the head and neck: indications, contraindications, complications, and…
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…
Esophageal Foreign Bodies
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…
Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts
Chapter 59 Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts Jessica L. Osterman and Megan L. Rischall Headache and head injury are encountered commonly in the emergency department (ED). If…
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…
