Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine: Expert Consult - Online and Print Book

Ch. 1	Vital Signs Measurement	3
Ch. 2	Use of Monitoring Devices for Assessing Ventilation and Oxygenation	29
Ch. 3	Basic Airway Management and Decision-Making	53
Ch. 4	Tracheal Intubation	69
Ch. 5	Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation	100
Ch. 6	Cricothyrotomy and Translaryngeal Jet Ventilation	115
Ch. 7	Tracheostomy Care and Tracheal Suctioning	133
Ch. 8	Mechanical Ventilation	146
Ch. 9	Thoracentesis	171
Ch. 10	Tube Thoracostomy	187
Ch. 11	Techniques for Supraventricular Tachycardias	213
Ch. 12	Defibrillation and Cardioversion	226
Ch. 13	Assessment of Implanted Pacemaker/AICD Devices	257
Ch. 14	Basic Electrocardiographic Techniques	270
Ch. 15	Emergency Cardiac Pacing	283
Ch. 16	Pericardiocentesis	305
Ch. 17	Artificial Perfusion during Cardiac Arrest	323
Ch. 18	Resuscitative Thoracotomy	336
Ch. 19	Pediatric Vascular Access and Blood Sampling Techniques	357
Ch. 20	Arterial Puncture and Cannulation	384
Ch. 21	Peripheral Intravenous Access	401
Ch. 22	Central Venous Catheterization and Central Venous Pressure Monitoring	413
Ch. 23	Venous Cutdown	447
Ch. 24	High-Flow Infusion Techniques	457
Ch. 25	Indwelling Vascular Devices: Emergency Access and Management	462
Ch. 26	Intraosseous Infusion	475
Ch. 27	Endotracheal Drug Administration	486
Ch. 28	Autotransfusion Autologous Blood Transfusion	495
Ch. 29	Transfusion Therapy: Blood and Blood Products	513
Ch. 30	Local and Topical Anesthesia	533
Ch. 31	Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck	552
Ch. 32	Nerve Blocks of the Thorax and Extremities	567
Ch. 33	Intravenous Regional Anesthesia	591
Ch. 34	Procedural Sedation and Analgesia	596
Ch. 35	Soft Tissue Procedures	623
Ch. 36	Methods of Wound Closure	655
Ch. 37	Soft Tissue Foreign Body Removal	694
Ch. 38	Incision and Drainage	717
Ch. 39	Burn Care Procedures	749
Ch. 40	Esophageal Foreign Bodies	775
Ch. 41	Nasogastric and Feeding Tube Placement	794
Ch. 42	Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices	817
Ch. 43	Decontamination of the Poisoned Patient	824
Ch. 44	Peritoneal Procedures	841
Ch. 45	Abdominal Hernia Reduction	860
Ch. 46	Anorectal Procedures	868
Ch. 47	Out-of-Hospital Splinting	883
Ch. 48	Management of Amputations	919
Ch. 49	Extensor and Flexor Tendon Injuries in the Hand, Wrist, and Foot	927
Ch. 50	Management of Common Dislocations	946
Ch. 51	Splinting Techniques	989
Ch. 52	Podiatric Procedures	1010
Ch. 53	Injection Therapy of Bursitis and Tendinitis	1020
Ch. 54	Arthrocentesis	1042
Ch. 55	Compartment Syndrome Evaluation	1058
Ch. 56	Urologic Procedures	1075
Ch. 57	Emergency Childbirth	1117
Ch. 58	Culdocentesis	1144
Ch. 59	Examination of the Sexual Assault Victim	1151
Ch. 60	Drugs and Radiation in Pregnancy	1168
Ch. 61	Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts	1185
Ch. 62	Spinal Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination	1197
Ch. 63	Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures	1223
Ch. 64	Ophthalmologic Procedures	1241
Ch. 65	Otolaryngologic Procedures	1280
Ch. 66	Emergency Dental Procedures	1317
Ch. 67	Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia	1343
Ch. 68	Procedures Pertaining to Hyperthermia	1358
Ch. 69	Ultrasound-Guided Procedures	1371
Ch. 70	Bedside Laboratory and Microbiologic Procedures	1392
Ch. 71	Standard Precautions and Infectious Exposure Management	1418
Ch. 72	Educational Aspects of Emergency Department Procedures	1426
App	Commonly Used Formulae and Calculations	1434
	Index	1447