Manual of emergency medicine / editor, G. Richard Braen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Braen, G. Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Emergency medicine.

Emergency Medicine.

Emergencies.

Medical Subjects:

Emergency Medicine.

Emergencies.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiv, 704 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, [2010]

Summary:

This sixth edition of a pocket (5x8.5") reference for healthcare professionals and students contains new guidelines for advanced cardiac life support. Imaging recommendations have been revised to reflect current practices, and chapters have been newly formatted with standard headings for easy readability. After sections on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and trauma, material is organized by body system. There are also sections on environmental emergencies, selected pediatric emergencies, and psychiatric emergencies. The manual's bulleted outline format gives common and uncommon causes of presenting signs and symptoms and offers practical guidelines on assessment, diagnosis, and management of all types of emergencies. Key terms and cross references are included. Braen teaches emergency medicine at State University of New York-Buffalo. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781608312498

1608312496

OCLC:

672979637