Contributors viii Foreword xiv Preface xv Abbreviations, xvi About the companion website, xix Volume 1: Clinical aspects of EMS 1 History of EMS 1
Robert R. Bass Section I: Airway 2 EMS airway management 19
Francis X. Guyette and Henry E. Wang 3 Airway procedures 30
Jestin N. Carlson, and Henry E. Wang 4 Airway management: special situations 43
Brendan Anzalone and Henry E. Wang Section II: Breathing 5 Respiratory distress 53
Jason Oost and Mohamud Daya 6 Oxygenation and ventilation 60
Vincent N. Mosesso and Angus M. Jameson Section III: Circulation 7 Hypotension and shock 69
Ronald N. Roth, Raymond L. Fowler and Francis X. Guyette 8 Vascular access 78
Jocelyn M. De Guzman, Bryan B. Kitch and Jeffrey D. Ferguson Section IV: Medical Problems 9 The challenge of the undifferentiated patient 87
Andrew Travers and Ronald D. Stewart 10 Altered mental status 92
Mark R. Quale and Jefferson G. Williams 11 Cardiac arrest systems of care 98
Bryan McNally, Paul M. Middleton and Marcus Ong 12 Cardiac arrest: clinical management 109
Jon C. Rittenberger and Vincent N. Mosesso, Jr 13 Chest pain and acute coronary syndrome 120
Joseph P. Ornato, Michael R. Sayre and James I. Syrett 14 Cardiac dysrhythmias 129
Christian C. Knutsen and Donald M. Yealy 15 Cardiac procedures and managing technology 137
T.J. Doyle 16 Abdominal pain 144
Jeffrey D. Ferguson and Jennifer Monroe 17 Submersion injuries/drowning,= 151
Robert Lowe 18 Choking 155
Gregory H. Gilbert 19 Syncope 158
David J. Schoenwetter 20 Seizures 163
J. Stephen Huff 21 Stroke 171
Todd J. Crocco, Allison Tadros and Stephen M. Davis 22 Allergic reactions 179
Debra G. Perina and Douglas R. Gallo 23 Diabetic emergencies 184
José G. Cabañas, Jorge L. Falcon-Chevere and Jane H. Brice 24 Renal failure and dialysis 190
Bryan B. Kitch and Jocelyn M. De Guzman 25 Infectious and communicable diseases 198
Russell D. MacDonald Section V: Trauma Problems 26 Trauma Systems of Care 211
Jeffrey P. Salomone and Joseph A. Salomone 27 Blunt trauma considerations 216
Sabina A. Braithwaite and Jeffrey M. Goodloe 28 Motor vehicle crashes 222
Stewart C. Wang and Carla Kohoyda-Inglis 29 Penetrating trauma 228
Michelle Welsford and Alim Pardhan 30 Traumatic brain injury 237
Kraigher O'Keefe 31 Electrical injuries 243
Jeffrey Lubin 32 Blast injury 248
John McManus and Richard B. Schwartz 33 Thermal and chemical burns 253
John McManus, Richard B. Schwartz and Sabina A. Braithwaite 34 Crush injury 261
Ken Miller 35 Hemorrhage control 265
Neil B. Davids and Robert L. Mabry 36 Orthopedic injuries 272
Sean Kivlehan, Benjamin T. Friedman and Mary P. Mercer 37 Ocular trauma 280
Eric Hawkins and Michael D. Mills MD, MPH 38 Bites, stings, and envenomations 284
Adam Frisch, Andrew King and Stephanie Outterson 39 Field trauma triage 289
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