Emergency medicine avoiding the pitfalls and improving the outcomes (Blackwell Pub./BMJ Books, 2007)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Evaluation and management of patients with chest syndromes / Richard A. Harrigan & Michael A. DeAngelis -- Management of the dyspneic patient in the ED / Jairo I. Santanilla & Peter M.C. DeBlieux -- Evaluation and management of the patient with abdominal pain / Joseph P. Martinez -- Management of patients with acute back pain in the ED / Michael E. Winters -- Headache management / Stephen Schenkel -- Evaluation and management of the patient with neck pain / Joshua Broder & Anita L'Italien -- Trauma management in the ED / David E. Manthey & Bret A. Nicks -- Management of infectious disease / Davis J. Karras, Wayne A. Satz & Jeffrey Barrett -- Wound care in emergency medicine / Siamak Moayedi & Mercedes Torres -- Management of the pregnant patient in the ED / Kristine Thompson -- Pediatric care in the ED / Ghazala Sharieff -- Management of hematology/oncology patients in the ED / Robert L. Rogers -- Management of intoxicated/violent patients / Yesha Patel & Gus M. Garmel
Emergency Medicine is a brand new book focusing on the common pitfalls and mistakes that can occur when dealing with high-risk conditions during standard medical practice. Concise chapters focus on clinical relevance, addressing the mistakes, the consequences and the knowledge necessary to avoid high-risk mistakes. An essential book for all staff dealing with emergencies