Emergency Medicine Procedures Book

	Contributors
	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Essential Anatomy of the Airway	3
2	Basic Airway Management	10
3	Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation	19
4	Rapid Sequence Induction	31
5	Orotracheal Intubation	37
6	Digital (Tactile), Orotracheal Intubation	49
7	Bullard Laryngoscope Intubation	52
8	Lighted Stylet Intubation	58
9	Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube Intubation	65
10	Fiberoptic Endoscopic Intubation	71
11	Nasotracheal Intubation	80
12	Retrograde Guidewire Intubation	87
13	Percutaneous Transtracheal Jet Ventilation	94
14	Cricothyroidotomy	101
15	Tracheostomy	118
16	Tracheostomy Care	133
17	Laryngeal Mask Airways	141
18	Transtracheal Aspiration	154
19	Cardioversion and Defibrillation	161
20	Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing	167
21	Transthoracic Cardiac Pacing	173
22	Transvenous Cardiac Pacing	178
23	Pacemaker Assessment	186
24	Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Assessment	194
25	Pericardiocentesis	204
26	Intracardiac Injection	217
27	Needle Thoracostomy	220
28	Tube Thoracostomy	226
29	Thoracentesis	237
30	Open Chest Wound Management	250
31	Emergency Department Thoracotomy	256
32	Open Cardiac Massage	262
33	Cardiac Wound Repair	267
34	Hilum and Great Vessel Wound Management	274
35	Thoracic Aortic Occlusion	278
36	General Principles of Intravenous Access	285
37	Venipuncture and Peripheral Intravenous Access	297
38	Central Venous Access	297
39	Troubleshooting Indwelling Central Venous Lines	338
40	Accessing Indwelling Central Venous Lines	342
41	Pulmonary Artery (Swan-Ganz) Catheterization	349
42	Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring	358
43	Peripheral Venous Cutdown	367
44	Intraosseous Infusion	383
45	Umbrical Vessel Catheterization	390
46	Arterial Puncture and Cannulation	398
47	Nasogastric Intubation	413
48	Activated Charcoal Administration	420
49	Gastric Lavage	424
50	Whole Bowel Irrigation	431
51	Esophageal Foreign Body Removal	436
52	Balloon Tamponade of Gastrointetinal Bleeding	446
53	Gastrostomy Tube Replacement	456
54	Paracentesis	467
55	Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage	478
56	Anal Fissure Management	490
57	External Hemorrhoid Management	496
58	Prolapsed Rectum Reduction	501
59	Anoscopy	506
60	Rigid Rectosigmoidoscopy	512
61	Rectal Foreign Body Extraction	519
62	Bursitis and Tendonitis Therapy	529
63	Compartment Pressure Measurement	541
64	Extensor Tendon Repair	551
65	Arthrocentests	559
66	Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation Reduction	585
67	Shoulder Joint Dislocation Reduction	593
68	Elbow Joint Dislocation Reduction	614
69	Radial Head Subluxation ("Nursemaid's Elbow") Reduction	621
70	Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation Reduction	625
71	Hip Joint Dislocation Reduction	632
72	Patellar Dislocation Reduction	640
73	Knee Joint Dislocation Reduction	644
74	Ankle Joint Dislocation Reduction	648
75	Common Fracture Reduction	655
76	Casts and Splints	669
77	General Principles of Wound Management	693
78	Basic Wound Closure Techniques	710
79	Advanced Wound Closure Techniques	736
80	Management of Specific Soft Tissue Injuries	748
81	Subcutaneous Foreign Body Identification and Removal	762
82	Tick Removal	773
83	Fishhook Removal	776
84	Ring Removal	781
85	Subungual Hematoma Evacuation	789
86	Subungual Foreign Body Removal	794
87	Nail Bed Repair	799
88	Ganglion Cyst Aspiration and Injection	808
89	Subcutaneous Abscess Incision and Drainage	812
90	Paronychia or Eponychia Incision and Drainage	821
91	Felon Incision and Drainage	825
92	Pilonidal Abscess or Cyst Incision and Drainage	829
93	Perianal Abscess Incision and Drainage	835
94	Sebaceous Cyst Incision and Drainage	844
95	Hemorrhage Control	848
96	Lumbar Puncture	859
97	Burr Holes	881
98	Lateral Cervical Puncture	890
99	Ventriculostomy	895
100	Ventricular Shunt Evaluation and Aspiration	901
101	Subdural Hematoma Aspiraton in the Infant	908
102	Skeletal Traction (Gardner-Wells Tongs) for Cervical Spine Dislocations and Fractures	913
103	Reflex Eye Movements (Caloric Testing and Doll's Eyes)	919
104	Edrophonium (Tensilon) Testing	925
105	Local Anesthesia	931
106	Regional Nerve Blocks (Regional Anesthesia)	939
107	Intravenous Regional Anesthesia	984
108	Nitrous Oxide Anesthesia	995
109	Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (Conscious Sedation)	1001
110	Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery	1019
111	Episiotomy	1033
112	Shoulder Dystocia Management	1043
113	Breech Delivery	1053
114	Postpartum Hemorrhage Management	1064
115	Perimortem Cesarean Section	1070
116	Symphysiotomy	1079
117	Bartholin Gland Abscess or Cyst Incision and Drainage	1084
118	Sexual Assault Examination	1091
119	Culdocentesis	1103
120	Prolapsed Uterus Reduction	1109
121	Urethral Catheterization	1117
122	Suprapublic Bladder Aspiration	1128
123	Suprapublic Bladder Catheterization (Percutaneous Cystostomy)	1134
124	Retrograde Urethrography and Cystography	1142
125	Anesthesia of the Penis, Testicle, and Epididymis	1148
126	Priapism Management	1154
127	Paraphimosis Reduction	1161
128	Phimosis Reduction	1169
129	Dorsal Slit of the Foreskin	1173
130	Testicular (Manual) Detorsion	1179
131	Zipper Injury Management	1184
132	Eye Examination	1191
133	Contact Lens Removal	1211
134	Ocular Burn Management and Eye Irrigation	1217
135	Intraocular Pressure Measurement (Tonometry)	1226
136	Corneal Foreign Body Removal	1234
137	Corneal Rust Ring Removal	1240
138	Eye Patching and Eye Shields	1243
139	Acute Orbital Compartment Syndrome (Retrobulbar Hemorrhage) Management	1248
140	Globe Luxation Reduction	1253
141	External Auditory Canal Foreign Body Removal	1259
142	Cerumen Impaction Removal	1267
143	Tympanocentesis	1273
144	Auricular Hematoma Evacuation	1276
145	Nasal Foreign Body Removal	1286
146	Nasal Fracture Reduction	1291
147	Nasal Septal Hematoma Evacuation	1301
148	Epistaxis Management	1307
149	Laryngology	1320
150	Airway Foreign Body Removal	1328
151	Peritonsillar Abscess Incision and Drainage	1335
152	Sublingual Abscess Incision and Drainage	1342
153	Parotid Duct Abscess Incision and Drainage	1346
154	Dental Anesthesia and Analgesia	1353
155	Dental Abscess Incision and Drainage	1368
156	Post-Extraction Pain and Dry Socket (Alveolar Osteitis) Management	1376
157	Post-Extraction Bleeding Management	1379
158	Defective Dental Restoration Management	1382
159	Subluxed and Avulsed Tooth Management	1388
160	Fractured Tooth Management	1397
161	Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation Reduction	1403
162	Ingrown Toenail Removal	1411
163	Plantar Puncture Wound Management	1417
164	Toe Fracture Management	1424
165	Plantar Wart Management	1431
166	Neuroma Management	1437
167	Management of Select Podiatric Conditions	1443