Roberts and Hedges Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine Expert Consult 6th Edition by James Roberts 145570606X 978-1455706068

Section I: Vital Signs and Patient Monitoring Techniques

1. Vital Sign Measurement
2. Devices for Assessing Oxygenation and Ventilation

Section II: Respiratory Procedures
3. Basic Airway Management and Decision Making
4. Tracheal Intubation
5. Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation
6. Cricothyrotomy and Percutaneous Translaryngeal Ventilation
7. Tracheostomy Care
8. Mechanical Ventilation
9. Thoracentesis
10. Tube Thoracostomy

Section III: Cardiac Procedures
11. Techniques for Supraventricular Tachycardias
12. Defibrillation and Cardioversion
13. Assessment of Implantable Devices
14. Basic Electrocardiographic Techniques
15. Emergency Cardiac Pacing
16. Pericardiocentesis
17. Artificial Perfusion during Cardiac Arrest
18. Resuscitative Thoracotomy

Section IV: Vascular Techniques and Volume Support
19. Pediatric Vascular Access and Blood Sampling Techniques
20. Arterial Puncture and Cannulation
21. Peripheral Intravenous Access
22. Central Venous Catheterization and Central Venous Pressure Monitoring
23. Venous Cutdown
24. Indwelling Vascular Devices: Emergency Access and Management
25. Intraosseous Infusion
26. Alternative Methods of Drug Administration
27. Autotransfusion
28. Transfusion Therapy: Blood & Blood Products

Section V: Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques
29. Local and Topical Anesthesia
30. Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck
31. Nerve Blocks of the Thorax and Extremities
32. Intravenous Regional Anesthesia
33. Systemic Analgesia and Sedation for Procedures

Section VI: Soft Tissue Procedures
34. Principles of Wound Management
35. Methods of Wound Closure
36. Foreign Body Removal
37. Incision and Drainage
38. Burn Care Procedures

Section VII: Gastrointestinal Procedures
39. Esophageal Foreign Bodies
40. Nasogastric and Feeding Tube Placement
41. Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices
42. Decontamination of the Poisoned Patient
43. Peritoneal Procedures
44. Abdominal Hernia Reduction
45. Anorectal Procedures

Section VIII: Musculoskeletal Procedures
46. Prehospital Immobilization
47. Management of Amputations
48. Extensor and Flexor Tendon Injuries in the Hand, Wrist, and Foot
49. Management of Common Dislocations
50. Splinting Techniques
51. Podiatric Procedures
52. Treatment of Bursitis, Tendinitis, and Trigger Points
53. Arthrocentesis
54. Compartment Syndrome Evaluation

Section IX: Genitourinary, Obstetric, and Gynecologic Procedures
55. Urologic Procedures
56. Emergency Childbirth
57. Culdocentesis
58. Examination of the Sexual Assault Victim

Section X: Neurologic Procedures
59. Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts
60. Spinal Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination
61. Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures

Section XI: Ophthalmologic, Otolaryngologic, and Dental Procedures
62. Ophthalmologic Procedures
63. Otolaryngologic Procedures
64. Emergency Dental Procedures

Section XII: Special Procedures
65. Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
66. Ultrasound
67. Bedside Laboratory and Microbiologic Procedures
68. Standard Precautions and Infectious Exposure Management
69. Educational Aspects of Emergency Department Procedures
70. Physical and Chemical Restraint
71. Noncardiac Implantable Devices
72. Radiation in Pregnancy and Clinical Issues of Radiocontrast Agents