cover image - Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323354783
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 02-07-2018
Page Count: 1500
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $210.99

Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, 7th Edition

by James R. Roberts, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FACMT

Hardcover

cover image - Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323354783
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 02-07-2018
Page Count: 1500
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $210.99
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    • Provides clear, detailed information for practitioners at all levels of experience, – from trainees who are unfamiliar with a specific procedure to those with experience in the technique.
    • Covers the latest equipment, devices, drug therapies, and techniques you need to know for the effective practice of emergency medicine and acute care.
    • Features new and updated information on ultrasound throughout the text, including Ultrasound Boxes that are expertly written and richly illustrated with photographs and clinical correlative images.
    • Includes more Procedure Boxes that allow you to see entire procedures at a glance, functioning as a mini-atlas that allows you to quickly grasp how to perform a procedure.
    • Contains more than 100 new figures—of more than 3,500 images total—including new color photographs, new Ultrasound Boxes, and new algorithms.
    • Features a new chapter on Procedures in the Setting of Anticoagulation.
    • Covers hot topics such as novel loop abscess drainage technique, ENT techniques, and ophthalmology techniques, as well as procedures performed by acute care practitioners such as sedation of the agitated patient, alternate methods of drug delivery, and common errors and complications in the acute care setting.
    • Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. You’ll also have access to nearly 250 procedural videos.
  • Section I: Vital Signs and Patient Monitoring Techniques

    Chapter 1. Vital Sign Measurement

    Chapter 2. Devices for Assessing Oxygenation and Ventilation

    Section II: Respiratory Procedures

    Chapter 3. Basic Airway Management and Decision Making

    Chapter 4. Tracheal Intubation

    Chapter 5. Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation

    Chapter 6. Cricothyrotomy and Percutaneous Translaryngeal Ventilation

    Chapter 7. Tracheostomy Care

    Chapter 8. Mechanical Ventilation

    Chapter 9. Thoracentesis

    Chapter 10. Tube Thoracostomy

    Section III: Cardiac Procedures

    Chapter 11. Techniques for Supraventricular Tachycardias

    Chapter 12. Defibrillation and Cardioversion

    Chapter 13. Assessment of Implantable Devices

    Chapter 14. Basic Electrocardiograph Techniques

    Chapter 15. Emergency Cardiac Pacing

    Chapter 16. Pericardiocentesis

    Chapter 17. CPR and Artificial Perfusion during Cardiac Arrest

    Chapter 18. Resuscitative Thoracotomy

    Section IV: Vascular Techniques and Volume Support

    Chapter 19. Pediatric Vascular Access and Blood Sampling Techniques

    Chapter 20. Arterial Puncture and Cannulation

    Chapter 21. Peripheral Intravenous Access

    Chapter 22. Central Venous Catheterization and Central Venous Pressure Monitoring

    Chapter 23. Venous Cutdown

    Chapter 24. Indwelling Vascular Devices: Emergency Access and Management

    Chapter 25. Intraosseous Infusion

      Chapter 26. Alternative Methods of Drug Administration

    Chapter 27. Autotransfusion

    Chapter 28. Transfusion Therapy: Blood and Blood Products

    Section V: Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques

    Chapter 29. Local and Topical Anesthesia

    Chapter 30. Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck

      Chapter 31. Regional Anesthesia of the Thorax and Extremities

      Chapter 32. Intravenous Regional Anesthesia

      Chapter 33. Systemic Analgesia and Sedation for Procedures

    Section VI: Soft Tissue Procedures

    Chapter 34. Principles of Wound Management

    Chapter 35. Methods of Wound Closure

    Chapter 36. Foreign Body Removal

    Chapter 37. Incision and Drainage

    Chapter 38. Burn Care Procedures

    Section VII: Gastrointestinal Procedures

    Chapter 39. Esophageal Foreign Bodies

    Chapter 40. Nasogastric and Feeding Tube Placement

    Chapter 41. Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices

    Chapter 42. Decontamination of the Poisoned Patient

    Chapter 43. Peritoneal Procedures

    Chapter 44. Abdominal Hernia Reduction

    Chapter 45. Anorectal Procedures

    Section VIII: Musculoskeletal Procedures

    Chapter 46. Prehospital Immobilzation

    Chapter 47. Management of Amputations

      Chapter 48. Extensor and Flexor Tendon Injuries in the Hand, Wrist, and Foot

    Chapter 49. Management of Common Dislocations

    Chapter 50. Splinting Techniques

    Chapter 51. Podiatric Procedures

    Chapter 52. Treatment of Bursitis, Tendinitis, and Trigger Points

    Chapter 53. Arthrocentesis

    Chapter 54. Compartment Syndrome Evaluation

    Section IX: Genitourinary Obstetric, and Gynecologic Procedures

    Chapter 55. Urologic Procedures

    Chapter 56. Emergency Childbirth

    Chapter 57. Gynecologic Procedures

    Chapter 58. Examination of the Sexual Assault Victim

    Section X: Neurologic Procedures

    Chapter 59. Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts

    Chapter 60. Spinal Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination

    Chapter 61. Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures

    Section XI: Ophthalmologic, Otolaryngologic, and Dental Procedures

    Chapter 62. Ophthalmologic Procedures

    Chapter 63. Otolaryngologic Procedures

    Chapter 64. Emergency Dental Procedures

    Section XII: Special Procedures

    Chapter 65. Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

    Chapter 66. Ultrasound

    Chapter 67. Bedside Laboratory and Microbiologic Procedures

    Chapter 68. Standard Precautions and Infectious Exposure Management

    Chapter 69. Physical and Chemical Restraint

    Chapter 70. Noncardiac Implantable Devices

    Chapter 71. Radiation in Pregnancy and Clinical Issues of Radiocontrast Agents

    Chapter 72. Procedures in the Setting of Anticoagulation

    Appendix I: Commonly Used Formulas and Calculations

  • James R. Roberts, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FACMT, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Senior Consultant, Division of Toxicology, The Drexel University College of Medicine; Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Director, Division of Medical Toxicology, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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