Clinical procedures in emergency medicine / editors James R. Roberts, Jerris R. Hedges ; associate editors, Arjun S. Chanmugam ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberts, James R., 1946-

Hedges, Jerris R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency medicine.

Emergency Treatment.

Emergencies.

Medical Subjects:

Emergency Treatment.

Emergencies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 1486 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

Procedures in emergency medicine

Emergency medicine

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Saunders, [2004]

Summary:

The standard in emergency procedures for both children and adults is backcompletely revised and updated in a new 4th Edition. Detailed, step-by-step instructions and illustrations help to ensure that every technique is performed correctly. Each chapter explores the full range of issues surrounding a clinical procedure, including indications and contraindications, equipment, technique, interpretation, complications, and more. Provides new chapters on use of monitoring devices, vagal maneuvers, EKG techniques, procedures during pregnancy standard precautions and infectious exposure management, and the management, administrative, and educational aspects of clinical procedures. Offers a new section on teaching procedures to residents and house staff. Features 30% new authors, including 4 new associate editors, ensuring a broad perspective. Includes over 500 new illustrations With 112 additional contributing experts.

Contents:

Section I Vital Signs and Patient Monitoring Techniques 1

Chapter 1 Vital Signs Measurement / Diane L. Gorgas 3

Chapter 2 Use of Monitoring Devices for Assessing Ventilation and Oxygenation / Jerris R. Hedges, William E. Baker, Richard Lanoix, Dan L. Field 29

Section II Respiratory Procedures 51

Chapter 3 Basic Airway Management and Decision-Making / Diamond Vrocher, Laura R. Hopson 53

Chapter 4 Tracheal Intubation / Michael Lutes, Laura R. Hopson 69

Chapter 5 Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation / Steven C. Dronen, Laura R. Hopson 100

Chapter 6 Cricothyrotomy and Translaryngeal Jet Ventilation / Sharon E. Mace, Jerris R. Hedges 115

Chapter 7 Tracheostomy Care and Tracheal Suctioning / Kathleen A. Neacy 133

Chapter 8 Mechanical Ventilation / Heather Bailey, Lewis J. Kaplan 146

Chapter 9 Thoracentesis / Barbara K. Blok, Ana Maria Ibrado 171

Chapter 10 Tube Thoracostomy / Thomas D. Kirsch, John P. Mulligan 187

Section III Cardiac Procedures 211

Chapter 11 Techniques for Supraventricular Tachycardias / John R. Krimm, Bohdan M. Minczak 213

Chapter 12 Defibrillation and Cardioversion / Bohdan M. Minczak, John R. Krimm 226

Chapter 13 Assessment of Implanted Pacemaker/AICD Devices / David W. Munter 257

Chapter 14 Basic Electrocardiographic (ECG) Techniques / Richard A. Harrigan, Theodore C. Chan, William J. Brady, Jr. 270

Chapter 15 Emergency Cardiac Pacing / Edward S. Bessman 283

Chapter 16 Pericardiocentesis / Richard J. Harper 305

Chapter 17 Artificial Perfusion during Cardiac Arrest / Jim Edward Weber, F. Michael Jaggi, Emanuel P. Rivers 323

Chapter 18 Resuscitative Thoracotomy / Michael E. Boczar, Emanuel P. Rivers 336

Section IV Vascular Techniques and Volume Support 355

Chapter 19 Pediatric Vascular Access and Blood Sampling Techniques / Marie M. Lozon 357

Chapter 20 Arterial Puncture and Cannulation / Dave Milzman, Tim Janchar 384

Chapter 21 Peripheral Intravenous Access / Shan W. Liu, Richard D. Zane 401

Chapter 22 Central Venous Catheterization and Central Venous Pressure Monitoring / Marc Mickiewicz, Steven C. Dronen, John G. Younger 413

Chapter 23 Venous Cutdown / Steven C. Dronen, Patricia L. Lanter 447

Chapter 24 High-Flow Infusion Techniques / Benjamin D. Vanlandingham, Kenneth V. Iserson 457

Chapter 25 Indwelling Vascular Devices: Emergency Access and Management / Diann M. Krywko, Pino D. Colone 462

Chapter 26 Intraosseous Infusion / Rachel Stanley 475

Chapter 27 Endotracheal Drug Administration / James H. Bryan 486

Chapter 28 Autotransfusion (Autologous Blood Transfusion) / Charlene Babcock Irvin 495

Chapter 29 Transfusion Therapy: Blood and Blood Products / Diane L. Gorgas 513

Section V Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques 531

Chapter 30 Local and Topical Anesthesia / Douglas L. McGee 533

Chapter 31 Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck / James T. Amsterdam, Kevin P. Kilgore 552

Chapter 32 Nerve Blocks of the Thorax and Extremities / John J. Kelly, Mark Spektor 567

Chapter 33 Intravenous Regional Anesthesia / James R. Roberts 591

Chapter 34 Procedural Sedation and Analgesia / Steven M. Green, Baruch Krauss 596

Section VI Soft Tissue Procedures 621

Chapter 35 Soft Tissue Procedures / Richard L. Lammers 623

Chapter 36 Methods of Wound Closure / Richard L. Lammers 655

Chapter 37 Soft Tissue Foreign Body Removal / Daniel B. Stone, Theodore K. Koutouzis 694

Chapter 38 Incision and Drainage / Kenneth H. Butler 717

Chapter 39 Burn Care Procedures / Courtney A. Bethel, James R. Roberts 749

Section VII Gastrointestinal Procedures 773

Chapter 40 Esophageal Foreign Bodies / David W. Munter, Alan C. Heffner 775

Chapter 41 Nasogastric and Feeding Tube Placement / Leonard E. Samuels 794

Chapter 42 Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices / Edward A. Panacek 817

Chapter 43 Decontamination of the Poisoned Patient / Christopher P. Holstege, Alexander B. Baer 824

Chapter 44 Peritoneal Procedures / John A. Marx 841

Chapter 45 Abdominal Hernia Reduction / David E. Manthey 860

Chapter 46 Anorectal Procedures / Christopher M. Strear, Wendy C. Coates 868

Section VIII Musculoskeletal Procedures 881

Chapter 47 Out-of-Hospital Splinting / Thomas A. Brabson, Brett S. Greenfield 883

Chapter 48 Management of Amputations / William C. Dalsey, Jeffrey Luk 919

Chapter 49 Extensor and Flexor Tendon Injuries in the Hand, Wrist, and Foot / Peter E. Sokolove 927

Chapter 50 Management of Common Dislocations / Jacob W. Ufberg, Robert M. McNamara 946

Chapter 51 Splinting Techniques / Carl R. Chudnofsky, Stacie E. Byers 989

Chapter 52 Podiatric Procedures / Douglas L. McGee 1010

Chapter 53 Injection Therapy of Bursitis and Tendinitis / Brenda Foley, Theodore A. Christopher 1020

Chapter 54 Arthrocentesis / Steven J. Parrillo, Jonathan Fisher 1042

Chapter 55 Compartment Syndrome Evaluation / Neal R. Frankel, L. Albert Villarin, Jr. 1058

Section IX Genitourinary Procedures 1073

Chapter 56 Urologic Procedures / Robert E. Schneider 1075

Section X Obstetric and Gynecologic Procedures 1115

Chapter 57 Emergency Childbirth / Lynette Doan-Wiggins 1117

Chapter 58 Culdocentesis / G. Richard Braen 1144

Chapter 59 Examination of the Sexual Assault Victim / Carolyn Joy Sachs, Malinda Waddell 1151

Chapter 60 Drugs and Radiation in Pregnancy / Denis J. Dollard 1168

Section XI Neurologic Procedures 1183

Chapter 61 Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts / Khosrow Tabassi, Cecile G. Silvestre 1185

Chapter 62 Spinal Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination / Brian Euerle 1197

Chapter 63 Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures / J. Stephen Huff 1223

Section XII Ophthalmologic, Otolaryngologic, and Dental Procedures 1239

Chapter 64 Ophthalmologic Procedures / Kevin J. Knoop, William R. Dennis 1241

Chapter 65 Otolaryngologic Procedures / Ralph J. Riviello 1280

Chapter 66 Emergency Dental Procedures / Kip Benko 1317

Section XIII Special Procedures 1341

Chapter 67 Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia / Timothy B. Erickson, Heather M. Prendergast 1343

Chapter 68 Procedures Pertaining to Hyperthermia / Timothy B. Erickson, Heather M. Prendergast 1358

Chapter 69 Ultrasound-Guided Procedures / Sarah A. Stahmer, Lisa Mackowiak Filippone 1371

Chapter 70 Bedside Laboratory and Microbiologic Procedures / Anthony J. Dean, David C. Lee 1392

Chapter 71 Standard Precautions and Infectious Exposure Management / Peter E. Sokolove, Aaron E. Bair 1418

Chapter 72 Educational Aspects of Emergency Department Procedures / Catherine B. Custalow, Dane M. Chapman 1426

Appendix Commonly Used Formulae and Calculations / Brent E. Ruoff, Eric D. Katz 1434.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0721697607

OCLC:

52127895