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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 | |