"A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references and index

SECTION I. SPECIAL ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE : Approach to the Emergency Department Patient ; Prehospital Emergency Medical Services ; Nuclear, Biologic & Agents - Weapons of Mass Destruction ; Disaster Medicine ; Legal Aspects of Emergency Care ; Emergency Bedside Ultrasound ; Emergency Procedures ; Procedural Sedation and Analgesia . SECTION II. MANAGEMENT OF COMMON EMERGENCY PROBLEMS : Basic & Advanced Cardiac Life Support ; Compromised Airway ; Shock ; The Multiply Injured Patient ; Respiratory Distress ; Chest Pain ; Abdominal Pain ; Gastrointestinal Bleeding ; Coma ; Syncope ; Seizures ; Headache ; Arthritis & Back Pain. SECTION III. TRAUMA EMERGENCIES: Head Injuries ; Maxillofacial & Neck Trauma ; Chest Trauma ; Abdominal Trauma ; Genitourinary Trauma ; Vertebral Column & Spinal Cord Trauma ; Orthopedic Emergencies ; Hand Trauma ; Wound Care. SECTION IV. NONTRAUMA EMERGENCIES: Eye Emergencies ; Emergency Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Sinuses, Oropharynx, & Mouth ; Pulmonary Emergencies ; Cardiac Emergencies ; Cardiac Arrhythmias ; Gastrointestinal Emergencies ; Neurologic Emergencies ; Obstetric & Gynecologic Emergencies and Sexual Assault ; Genitourinary Emergencies ; Vascular Emergencies ; Hematologic Emergencies ; Infectious Diseases Emergencies ; Metabolic & Endocrine Emergencies ; Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid-Base Emergencies ; Burns & Smoke Inhalation ; Disorders due to Physical & Environmental Agents ; Poisoning ; Dermatologic Emergencies ; Psychiatric Emergencies ; Pediatric Emergencies