General Medical Information

Emergency Medicine Procedures

Roberts and Hedges

Section 1: Pulmonary
Ch.1 Basic Airway Management
Ch.2 Tracheal Intubation
Ch.3 Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation
Ch.4 Cricothyrotomy and Translaryngeal Jet Ventilation
Ch.5 Tracheostomy Care and Tracheal Suctioning
Ch.6 Noninvasive Assessment and Support of O2 and Ventilation
Ch.7 Mechanical Ventilation
Ch.8 Thoracentesis
Ch.9 Tube Thoracostomy

Section 2: Cardiac Procedures
Ch.10 Carotid Sinus Massage and Cardioversion
Ch.11 Defibrillation
Ch.12 Assessment of Implanted Pacemaker/AICD Devices
Ch.13 Emergency Transvenous Cardiac Pacing
Ch.14 Emergency Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
Ch.15 Pericardiocentesis and Intracardiac Injections
Ch.16 Artificial Perfusion During Cardiac Arrest
Ch.17 Resuscitative Thoracotomy

Section III - Vascular Techniques and Volume Support
Ch.18 Pediatric Vascular Access and Blood Sampling Techniques
Ch.19 Arterial Puncture and Cannulation
Ch.20 Peripheral Intravenous Access
Ch.21 Guide-Wire (Seldinger) Technique for Catheter Insertion
Ch.22 Venous Cutdown
Ch.23 High-Flow Infusion Techniques
Ch.24 Central Venous Catheterization and CVP Monitoring
Ch.25 Accessing Indwelling Lines
Ch.26 Intraosseous Infusion
Ch.27 Endotracheal Drug Administration
Ch.28 Autotransfusion (Autologous Blood Transfusion)
Ch.29 Transfusion Therapy: Blood and Blood Products
Ch.30 Pneumatic Antishock Garment

Section IV - Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques
Ch.31 Local and Topical Anesthesia
Ch.32 Nerve Blocks of the Thorax and Extremities
Ch.33 Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck
Ch.34 Intravenous Regional Anesthesia
Ch.35 Systemic Analgesia and Sedation for Procedures

Section V - Soft Tissue Procedures
Ch.36 Principles of Wound Management
Ch.37 Methods of Wound Closure
Ch.38 Skin Grafting in the Outpatient
Ch.39 Soft Tissue Foreign Body Removal
Ch.40 Incision and Drainage
Ch.41 Burn Care Procedures

Section VI - Gastrointestinal Procedures
Ch.42 Esophageal Foreign Bodies
Ch.43 Nasogastric and Feeding Tube Placement
Ch.44 Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices
Ch.45 Decontamination of the Poisoned Patient
Ch.46 Peritoneal Procedures
Ch.47 Abdominal Hernia Reduction
Ch.48 Rectal Procedures

Section VII - Musculoskeletal Procedures
Ch.49 Out-of-Hospital Splinting
Ch.50 Management of Amputations
Ch.51 Extensor Tendon Injuries in the Hand and Wrist
Ch.52 Management of Common Dislocations
Ch.53 Splinting Techniques
Ch.54 Podiatric Procedures
Ch.55 Trigger Point Therapy
Ch.56 Injection Therapy of Bursitis and Tendinitis
Ch.57 Arthrocentesis
Ch.58 Compartment Syndrome Evaluation

Section VIII - Genitourinary Procedures
Ch.59 Urologic Procedures

Section IX - Obstetric and Gynecologic Procedures
Ch.60 Emergency Childbirth
Ch.61 Culdocentesis
Ch.62 Examination of the Sexual Assault Victim
Ch.63 Removal of an Intrauterine Device

Section X - Neurologic Procedures
Ch.64 Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts
Ch.65 Spinal Puncture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination
Ch.66 Special Neurologic Tests

Section XI-HEENT
Ch.67 Ophthalmologic Procedures
Ch.68 Otolaryngologic Procedures
Ch.69 Emergency Dental Procedures

Section XII - Vital Sign Measurement
Ch.70 Vital Sign Measurement
Ch.71 Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia
Ch.72 Hyperthermia Procedures
Ch.73 The Sedative-Hypnotic Interview
Ch.74 Bedside Laboratory and Microbiologic Procedures
Ch.75 Universal Precautions