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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