Chapter 57 Culdocentesis G. Richard Braen Review Box 57-1 Culdocentesis: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Not shown is optional prepuncture topical anesthetic, such as a cocaine (4%)-soaked cotton ball. Culdocentesis…
Chapter 23 Venous Cutdown Veronica Vasquez and Pablo F. Aguilera Review Box 23-1 Venous cutdown: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Management of critically ill or injured patients requires immediate and…
Chapter 11 Techniques for Supraventricular Tachycardias Bohdan M. Minczak Introduction Patients in the emergency department frequently complain of palpitations, heart fluttering, or a rapid heart beat, and this is often…
Chapter 47 Management of Amputations Dean Moore, II Review Box 47-1 Management of amputations: indications for reimplantation, contraindications, complications, and equipment.*If the victim is a child or if there are…
Chapter 41 Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices Michael E. Winters and Edward A. Panacek Review Box 41-1 Balloon tamponade of gastroesophageal varices: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Introduction Managing patients…
Chapter 13 Assessment of Implantable Devices James A. Pfaff and Robert T. Gerhardt Patients with implanted pacemakers or automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs) are commonly seen in the emergency department (ED)….
Chapter 71 Noncardiac Implantable Devices Paul Jhun and Eduardo Borquez In addition to cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, a number of noncardiac devices have been developed for electronic neuromodulation and drug…
Chapter 28 Transfusion Therapy Blood and Blood Products Diane L. Gorgas and Colin G. Kaide Transfusion of blood components (red cells, white cells, platelets, whole plasma, or plasma fractions) is…
Chapter 32 Intravenous Regional Anesthesia* James R. Roberts and Sharon K. Carney Review Box 32-1 Intravenous regional anesthesia: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. A double cuff tourniquet is shown. Not…
Chapter 5 Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation Richard B. Schwartz and Greene Shepherd Endotracheal (ET) intubation in the emergency setting presents a challenge distinct from that associated with intubation of fasted,…
