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| Preface | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Acute Resuscitation | |
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| Resuscitation | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Approach to the patient | |
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| Airway | |
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| Breathing (ventilation) | |
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| Circulation | |
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| Specific resuscitation situations | |
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| Medical Emergencies | |
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| Cardiovascular Emergencies | |
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| Chest pain | |
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| Myocardial ischemic disease | |
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| Congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema | |
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| Rhythm disturbances | |
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| Implanted cardiac devices | |
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| Hypertension | |
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| Syncope | |
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| Valvular disease | |
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| Pericardial disease | |
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| Primary myocardial diseases | |
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| Infectious endocarditis | |
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| Vascular disease | |
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| Pulmonary Emergencies | |
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| Acute respiratory failure | |
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| Asthma | |
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| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
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| Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema (NCPE) | |
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| Hemoptysis | |
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| Pulmonary embolism | |
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| Pleural effusions | |
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| Pneumonia | |
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| Mycobacterial pulmonary disease | |
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| Pneumothorax | |
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| Gastrointestinal Emergencies | |
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| Abdominal pain | |
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| Esophageal disorders | |
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| Gastrointestinal foreign bodies | |
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| Peptic ulcer disease | |
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| Gastroenteritis of infectious origin | |
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| Intestinal disorders | |
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| Anorectal disorders | |
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| Hepatitis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, and appendicitis | |
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| Hernia | |
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| Vascular disorders | |
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| Urogenital Emergencies | |
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| Urinary tract infections (UTIs) | |
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| Nephrolithiasis | |
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| Urinary retention | |
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| Renal failure | |
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| Genital lesions | |
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| Male urogenital problems | |
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| Infectious Disease Emergencies | |
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| Sepsis | |
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| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) | |
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| Central nervous system infections | |
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| Sexually transmitted diseases (other than AIDS) | |
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| Upper respiratory tract infections | |
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| Skin and soft tissue infections | |
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| Bone infections (osteomyelitis) | |
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| Other infections | |
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| Metabolic Emergencies | |
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| Sodium imbalance | |
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| Potassium imbalance | |
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| Calcium imbalance | |
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| Magnesium imbalance | |
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| Acid-base imbalance | |
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| Endocrine Emergencies | |
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| Hypoglycemia | |
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| Diabetic ketoacidosis | |
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| Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma | |
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| Alcoholic ketoacidosis | |
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| Lactic acidosis | |
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| Thyroid disorders | |
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| Adrenal insufficiency and adrenal crisis | |
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| Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome | |
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| Neurologic Emergencies | |
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| Altered mental status and coma | |
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| Headache | |
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| Cerebrovascular accident | |
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| Vertigo | |
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| Seizures | |
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| Peripheral neuropathies | |
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| Multiple sclerosis | |
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| Muscle disorders | |
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| Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) | |
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| Rheumatologic and Allergic Emergencies | |
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| Anaphylaxis | |
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| Urticaria and angioedema | |
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| Neck pain | |
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| Thoracic and lumbar back pain | |
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| Monarticular arthritis | |
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| Polyarticular arthritis | |
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| Connective tissue disorders | |
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| Dermatologic Emergencies | |
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| Approach to the patient with dermatologic lesions | |
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| Disorders characterized by vesicular lesions | |
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| Disorders characterized by vesiculobullous lesions | |
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| Disorders characterized by papulosquamous eruptions | |
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| Dermatitis | |
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| Erythema nodosum | |
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| Fungal skin infections | |
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| Parasitic skin infections | |
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| Viral exanthems | |
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| Bacterial skin infections | |
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| Life-threatening dermatoses | |
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| Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Emergencies | |
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| Eye | |
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| Ear | |
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| Nose | |
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| Throat | |
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| Teeth, maxilla, and mandible | |
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| Psychiatric Emergencies | |
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| Organic brain disorders and psychosis | |
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| Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa | |
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| Panic disorder | |
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| Conversion reactions | |
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| Depression and suicide | |
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| Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies | |
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| Pelvic pain | |
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| Ectopic pregnancy | |
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| Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy | |
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| Hypertension in pregnancy | |
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| Emergency delivery | |
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| Complications of parturition | |
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| Vaginitis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease | |
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| Abnormal vaginal bleeding in nonpregnant patients | |
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| Amenorrhea | |
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| Sexual assault | |
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| Pediatric Emergencies | |
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| Approach to the ill pediatric patient | |
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| Pain | |
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| Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) | |
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| Ingested foreign bodies | |
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| Respiratory tract infections | |
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| Otitis media | |
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| Congenital heart disease | |
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| Kawasaki disease | |
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| Bacteremia, meningitis, and sepsis | |
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| Gastrointestinal disorders | |
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| Seizures | |
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| Child abuse | |
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| Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies | |
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| Approach to the bleeding patient | |
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| Hematologic emergencies | |
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| Oncologic emergencies | |
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| Traumatic Emergencies | |
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| Traumatic Emergencies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General approach to the trauma patient | |
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| Traumatic shock | |
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| Head injuries | |
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| Spinal injuries | |
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| Penetrating and blunt neck trauma | |
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| Thoracic trauma | |
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| Abdominal trauma | |
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| Pelvic trauma | |
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| Genitourinary trauma | |
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| Pediatric trauma | |
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| Trauma in pregnancy | |
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| Burns | |
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| Orthopedic Emergencies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Hand and wrist injuries | |
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| Forearm, elbow, upper arm, and shoulder injuries | |
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| Pelvis, hip, and femur injuries | |
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| Knee injuries | |
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| Lower leg, ankle, and foot injuries | |
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| Complications of orthopedic injuries | |
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| Wound Emergencies | |
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| Stages of wound healing | |
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| Prehospital care of wounds | |
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| Evaluation of wounds in the emergency department (ED) | |
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| Wound care | |
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| Wound closure | |
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| Care of specific wound types | |
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| Follow-up care | |
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| Toxicologic and Environmental Emergencies | |
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| Toxicologic Emergencies | |
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| Approach to the patient | |
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| Over-the-counter drugs | |
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| Prescription drugs | |
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| Drugs of abuse | |
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| Toxic alcohols | |
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| Carbon monoxide | |
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| Anticholinergics | |
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| Industrial chemicals | |
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| Iron toxicity | |
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| Caustic ingestions | |
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| Environmental Emergencies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Cold-related illness and injury | |
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| Heat-related illness | |
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| High-altitude emergencies | |
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| Scuba diving injuries | |
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| Drowning and near-drowning | |
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| Smoke inhalation injuries | |
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| Lightning injuries | |
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| Venomous snakebites | |
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| Insect and arachnid bites and stings | |
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| Venomous marine animal injuries | |
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| Special Considerations | |
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| Emergency Medical Services | |
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| History of emergency medical services (EMS) | |
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| Models of EMS delivery | |
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| EMS personnel | |
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| EMS dispatch | |
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| Medical direction of EMS | |
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| EMS equipment | |
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| Air EMS | |
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| EMS at mass gatherings | |
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| EMS research | |
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| Disaster Medicine | |
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| Defining disasters | |
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| Phases of disaster response | |
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| Role of the emergency physician | |
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| Federal disaster resources | |
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| Disaster research | |
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| Legal Issues | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Informed consent | |
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| Patient confidentiality and reportable conditions | |
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| Involuntary holds | |
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| Patient transfer laws | |
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| Index | |