Emergency Medicine category: 666 books
Doing Research in Emergency and Acute Care
Making Order Out of Chaos
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
A practical guide to understanding and navigating the unique challenges faced by physicians and other professionals who wish to undertake research in the ED or other acute care setting.
Focusing on the hyper-acute and acute care environment and fulfilling two closely-related needs:
1)...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
The First Responder is an integral part of the Emergency Medical Services System. The term "first responder" has been applied to the first individual who arrives at the scene regardless of the individual's type of credential. It is the goal of the First Responder: National Standard Curriculum...
Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
Principles and Practice for Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
The fields of Global Health and Global Emergency Response have attracted increased interest and study. There has been tremendous growth in the educational opportunities around humanitarian emergencies; however, educational resources have not yet followed the same growth. This book corrects this trend,...
by Speedy Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
For those students interested in becoming an EMT, exams need to be passed, and a lot of studying needs to be done. In order to help students get a passing grade, they can take advantage of an EMT study guide which can guide them and give them the knowledge and ins and outs of becoming an EMT. The...
Toxic Trauma
A Basic Clinical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
This book provides practical guidance to emergency personnel and others in the event of having to manage individual or mass chemical casualties as part of their work in a civilian ambulance service or hospital. The text considers the nature and basic science of the hazards faced as well as the practical...
Ultrasound Program Management
A Comprehensive Resource for Administrating Point-of-Care, Emergency, and Clinical Ultrasound
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
This book addresses the wide range of issues that face the program leader – from how to choose a site and how to negotiate for equipment, to how to determine staffing requirements and how to anticipate and defuse possible turf issues with other programs and services in the hospital or healthcare...
MDCT and MR Imaging of Acute Abdomen
New Technologies and Emerging Issues
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
This superbly illustrated book describes a comprehensive and modern approach to the imaging of abdominal and pelvic emergencies of traumatic and non-traumatic origin. The aim is to equip the reader with a full understanding of the roles of advanced cross-sectional imaging modalities, including dual-energy...
by Lewis S. Nelson, Robert S. Hoffman, Mary Ann Howland
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2018
The best edition yet of the landmark text in medical toxicology
A Doody’s Core Title for 2019!
Covering every aspect of poison management, this indispensable case-based resource has been thoroughly refreshed to deliver evidence-based principles viewed through the lens of an active...
by Hani R. Khouzam, Doris Tiu Tan, Tirath S. Gill
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2007
This user-friendly resource presents a patient-centered approach to managing the growing incidence of major psychiatric emergencies in the outpatient setting. Abundant illustrations, tables, and algorithms guide you through the wide range of disorders discussed, and a color-coded outline format facilitates...
Geriatric Emergencies
A Discussion-based Review
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
The elderly represent the fastest growing segment of the population in developed countries, reflected in the patient population presenting to EDs and hospitals. These patients more often than not have greater co-morbidities, more complicated workups and utilize more laboratory and radiologic services.
This...
Stroke Medicine
Case Studies from Queen Square
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
This collection of case studies is authored by a group of internationally recognised experts in the field of cerebrovascular disease. The cases are carefully selected to provide an insight into the different kinds of stroke syndromes from the common through to more rare presentations of cerebrovascular...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
This new resource on managing oncologic emergencies is directed at all health care professionals who care for patients with cancer or survivors. Edited and written by clinician-experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the book covers the full range of oncologic emergencies, from...
by Kerry Layne
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
100 Diagnostic Dilemmas in Clinical Medicine presents 100 real-life scenarios seen in the hospital and community setting. A succinct summary of the patient's history, examination and any initial investigations is followed by a detailed consideration of the diagnosis and management of each case, in...
Paramedics On and Off the Streets
Emergency Medical Services in the Age of Technological Governance
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
In Paramedics On and Off the Streets, Michael K. Corman embarks on an institutional ethnography of the complex, mundane, intricate, and exhilarating work of paramedics in Calgary, Alberta.
Corman’s comprehensive research includes more than 200 hours of participant observation ride-alongs...