Chapter 36 Multiple Trauma Eric A. Gross and Marc L. Martel Perspective The care of the injured patient remains one of the mainstays of emergency medicine practice. Emergency physicians play…

Chapter 191 Air Medical Transport Howard Rodenberg, Ira J. Blumen, and Stephen H. Thomas Perspective The history of air medical transport (AMT) dates to before World War I, when the…

Chapter 114 Factitious Disorders and Malingering Jag S. Heer Perspective Patients may present to the emergency department with symptoms that are simulated or intentionally produced. The reasons that cause this…

Chapter 104 Delirium and Dementia Jeffrey P. Smith and Jennifer Seirafi Perspective Emergency physicians are frequently presented with patients exhibiting neurobehavioral abnormalities. These can be a harbinger of a serious…

Chapter 6 Shock Alan E. Jones and Jeffrey A. Kline Perspective In philosophic terms, shock can be viewed as a transition between life and death. Whether shock results from hemorrhage,…

Chapter 197 Process Improvement and Patient Safety Shawna J. Perry, Robert L. Wears, Pat Croskerry and Marc J. Shapiro Perspective The overall process of patient care in the emergency department…

Chapter 110 Thought Disorders Robert S. Hockberger and John R. Richards Perspective In the 1800s, Morel introduced the term dementia praecox to describe a progressive deterioration of mental functioning and…

Chapter 190 Emergency Medical Services Overview and Ground Transport Thomas H. Blackwell Perspective Development of Emergency Medical Services Before the advent of civilian ambulance services, the sick and injured were…

Chapter 19 Dizziness and Vertigo Andrew K. Chang and Jonathan S. Olshaker Perspective Dizziness is an extremely common yet complex neurologic symptom that reflects a disturbance of normal balance perception…

Chapter 16 Depressed Consciousness and Coma Benjamin S. Bassin and Jeremy L. Cooke Perspective Epidemiology Depressed mental status represents an alteration in arousal and is a common presenting complaint in…