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Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide

Paula Derr, Laura Criddle

The 4th edition Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide™ helps physicians, paramedics and nurses check ACLS drug doses, interpret ECGs, look up patient medications, and much more! The 4th edition includes information covering the new King LT™ Airway, new Emergency & ACLS Drugs, including Natrecor and Ketamine, the top 1800 Prescription Drugs and a Rapid 12-Lead EKG Interpretation page. The Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide also features, ACLS Algorithms, 88 Emergency & ACLS Drugs, 12-Lead ECG Section & Acute MI, Basic ECG Rhythms, Laryngeal Mask Airway / RSI, End-Tidal CO2 / Capnography / Ventilator Guidelines, "Rave" Drugs, Basic Chest X-Ray Interpretation, Fibrinolytic Screen for AMI & Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Management / Neuro, Pediatric Resuscitation, Drug Doses, Vitals, Trauma & Glasgow Coma Scales, Common Medical Emergencies, Burn Charts, the "Rule of 9s", Pulse Oximetry, IV Drip Rates, Quick EMS Spanish Translations, Lab Values, Metrics, Notes & More!
Tarascon Adult Emergency Pocketbook, Third Edition

Steven G. Rothrock

The Tarascon Adult Emergency Pocketbook, Third Edition is designed as the ultimate portable reference for the busy emergency physician or internist. This concise, organized pocket guide is packed with essential lists, figures, & tables providing instant reminders of hard-to-remember yet vitally important clinical information. The Tarascon Adult Emergency Pocketbook, Third Edition is meticulously referenced and provides expert commentary on current academic controversies within the field. Convenient reference sections include dysrhythmia protocols, emergency drug infusions, antibiotic therapy, rapid-sequence intubation, toxicology, trauma care, burn care, and much more.
Fast Facts for the ER Nurse: Emergency Room Orientation in a Nutshell

Jennifer Buettner RN CEN
Because ER nurses need to think fast and act fast...
Fast Facts for the ER Nurse is an orientation guide and reference, designed specifically for new ER nurses and the preceptors responsible for their orientation. The chapters provide a brief overview of equipment, treatments, and drugs used to manage common disorders and conditions frequently seen in the ER. Critical information presented in each chapter includes disorder definitions, signs and symptoms, interventions, and critical thinking questions.
With this guide, nurses can get the information they need fast in bullet-point lists. Each chapter is conveniently organized alphabetically by disease and disorder for quick access. The book serves as an organized, reliable, and thorough ER guide, ensuring a structured approach to orientation. All new ER nurses and their preceptors will find this book to be a reference they cannot do without.
Key topics covered include:
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Disaster Response Emergencies
- Infectious Disease Emergencies
- Mental Health Emergencies
- Shock and Multisystem Trauma Emergencies
- Substance Abuse and Toxicologic Emergencies
- And many more!
ACLS Review Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series)

ACLS Review Made Incredibly Easy! is an excellent quick-review study guide for the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support training course and examination. The book provides detailed and thoroughly illustrated information on all the fundamentals of ACLS, including airway management, arrhythmia recognition and treatment, cardiovascular pharmacology, defibrillation procedures, I.V. techniques, special resuscitation situations, and more. In addition, real-life case scenarios are included in a Megacode review. The book is written in an easy-to-use bulleted format with illustrations, algorithms, and graphics to clarify ACLS guidelines. Quick quizzes and a comprehensive test will help students assess their knowledge.
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care and Anthrax

Hafen, Karren

Youngstown State Univ., OH. Textbook for emergency medical technician students. Meets the U.S. DOT EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum. Previous edition: c1996. Abundant color illustrations. Includes CD-ROM containing case studies, quizzes, games, links to websites, and more. Softcover, hardcover also available. DNLM: Emergency Medical Services.
Telephone Triage Protocols for Nurses

Julie K Briggs

Good Samaritan Community Healthcare, Puyallup, WA. Manual contains more than 200 protocols covering a wide range of most common symptoms, disorders, and medical emergencies. Health problems unique to adults, children, pregnant women, the chronically ill, and the aged are included. A-Z format in a two-page design. Previous edition: c1997. Wire-spiral binding.
Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Jordan))

ENA
Whether you are a new or an experienced emergency nurse, you'll find that the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6th Edition is an essential tool for your practice. Authored by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), this highly-respected resource will help you build and verify your knowledge, develop practice standards, improve quality of care, and educate nursing staff as well as patients and families. The Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6th Edition is also the ideal resource to help you prepare for the Certification for Emergency Nurses (CEN) exam.
- Authored by ENA, you can rely on this text to be the most authoritative and up-to-date resource available.
- The text's outline format and alphabetical listing of the Clinical Emergencies chapters mean you can find the information you need - fast!
- The most recent CEN examination content is included to ensure that you're prepared and confident.
- Nine new chapters incorporate the latest information about:
- A new unit on trauma emergencies reorganizes information from the previous edition to help you more easily find the facts you need.
- More illustrations and tables are included to enhance your understanding of key information.
Tending Lives: Nurses on the Medical Front

Echo Heron

A critical-care nurse in coronary and emergency medicine for eighteen years, Echo Heron has seen and heard it all. Here she recounts narratives of real-life medical dramas experienced by nurses across the country, sharing with us the inspiring, the tragic, and the outrageously funny: a penitentiary nurse who wasresponsible for orchestrating a murderer's execution; a stroke victim who rose out of his depression when his nurses began telling him jokes; and, perhaps the most riveting testimony, moment-by-moment memories of several nurses who served in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Filled with both tears and laughter and charged with the issues that afflict nursing care today, TENDING LIVES is a gripping, moving, inspiring book, a fitting tribute to a noble profession.
Lippincott's Q&A Certification Review: Emergency Nursing (LWW, Lippincott Q&A Certification Review)

This comprehensive workbook is an indispensable aid for emergency room nurses preparing for the CEN exam. The book contains over 1,400 questions and answers in an easy-to-use two-column format--questions in the left column, correct answers and rationales in the right. A bound-in CD-ROM contains over 300 additional questions. Coverage encompasses all subject areas in the CEN exam blueprint, and includes 5-tier triage, ECG strips, long-term complications of ED care, disaster management, and recognition and emergency management of chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. The book includes sample tests with 175 questions, weighted according to the CEN exam blueprint.
Emergency Nursing Procedures

Jean A. Proehl RN MN CEN CCRN FAEN
Written by expert emergency nurses across the country, EMERGENCY NURSING PROCEDURES, 4th Edition includes 193 step-by-step emergency procedures, including four new procedures - umbilical vessel cannulation, pelvic splinting, peripheral nerve stimulator (twitch monitoring), and methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy. Detailed illustrations visually reinforce techniques and clearly show steps to procedures - making this handbook an essential and comprehensive resource for any emergency professional.
- Includes pediatric and geriatric information, with procedures when appropriate, to help you treat these specialized patient populations.
- Consistent format and handy, portable size make this handbook ideal for everyday quick reference.
- Emphasis on research-based practice helps you provide the best care possible according to the latest evidence.
- Focused on the most essential, practical information, this handbook provides all the information you'll need on a day-to-day basis.
- Introduction includes The Joint Commission's latest patient safety requirements related to emergency procedures.
- Thoroughly updated content reflects changes in practice to keep you up-to-date on emergency care guidelines.
- Four procedures have been added: umbilical vessel cannulation, pelvic splinting, peripheral nerve stimulator (twitch monitoring), and methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy.
- Redesigned index allows for easy access and retrieval of information - perfect for the fast-paced emergency environment.
ECG Notes: Interpretation And Management Guide

Shirley A. Jones

This pocket guide is a quick-lookup reference for ECG interpretation. It presents the basics and provides information on monitoring leads and interpreting various rhythms. Pocket spiral bound.
Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine

Peter Canning

In this unforgettable, dramatic account of one man's experience as an EMT, Peter Canning relives the nerve-racking seconds that can mean the difference between a patient's death and survival, as Canning struggles to make the right call, dispense the right medication, or keep a patient's heart beating long enough to reach the hospital. As Canning tells his graphic, gripping war stories--of the lives he saved and lost; of the fear, the nightmares, and the constant adrenaline-pumping thrill of action--we come away with an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a hero.
Ambulatory Care Procedures for the Nurse Practitioner

Margaret R. Colyar, Cynthia Ehrhardt

Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City. Outlines the descriptions of the most common procedures performed in the office. Covers 65 problems and 23 diagnostic tests. Includes: options, rationales, indications and contraindications, and client instructions. Illustrated. For nurses. Softcover. DNLM: Ambulatory Care--methods.
Manual of Emergency Care

Susan Budassi Sheehy, Judith E. Lombardi

A comprehensive quick reference covering the basic principles of emergency care (basic and advanced life support, IV therapy, and shock), medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, and special populations. Each topic is described in detail and includes assessment parameters, diagnostic tests, and therapeutic interventions.
Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice (Emergency Nursing: Principles & Practice (Sheehy's))

ENA
Written by emergency nurses for emergency nurses, this comprehensive, evidence-based resource covers the issues and procedures that are often unique to the emergency department. New developments and changes in clinical practice are incorporated throughout. The user-friendly format features more than 350 high-quality illustrations and 150 tables that highlight essential concepts and offer quick access to vital information. Key coverage includes clinical fundamentals, treatment for trauma and medical-surgical emergencies, the foundations of emergency nursing practice, and special populations.
- 58 contributors offer valuable insights from a broad range of clinical positions in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
- High-quality radiographs and other diagnostic images help you learn to identify common conditions - especially head trauma, fractures, and dislocations.
- Logically organized, chapters are grouped into six sections for quick access to important content: Foundations of Emergency Nursing, Professional Practice, Clinical Foundations of Emergency Nursing, Major Trauma Emergencies, Medical and Surgical Emergencies, and Special Patient Populations.
- Tables and boxes highlight and summarize critical information for at-a-glance reference.
- A separate unit on special patient populations covers topics such as child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, substance abuse and behavioral/pediatric/obstetrical emergencies.
- Priority nursing diagnoses are highlighted in a quick-reference appendix to help you focus on the most serious problems.
- Five new chapters bring you the most reliable, up-to-date information on these key topics:
- Expanded coverage of shock and sepsis provides essential information on pathophysiology and diagnosis, with valuable guidelines for managing these patients.
- A detailed discussion of various types of triage systems and triage acuity ratings examines valid and reliable methods for differentiating between patients who require immediate treatment and those who can wait.
- Additional coverage of behavioral health emergencies includes new information on agitation, substance abuse, and suicide prevention.
The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, Third Edition

Kevin Knoop, Lawrence Stack, Alan Storrow, R. Jason Thurman
The most complete and trusted visual compendium of emergency medicine—extensively updated with 1500 full-color illustrations

Ideally suited to the bedside practice of emergency medicine, The Atlas of Emergency Medicine is the ultimate visual guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common and uncommon conditions encountered in the Emergency Department. Filled with 1500 crisp, clear full-color images, this essential clinical companion is logically organized by organ system and then by problem, making it a practical quick reference for medical students, residents in training, new graduates preparing for their certification exam, the practicing physician, and instructors.
The third edition of The Atlas of Emergency Medicine features an even more streamlined presentation with clear, concise text and an unmatched collection of diagnoses-speeding images. Forming the core of the book, these images show you what to look for and are accompanied by brief, high-yield descriptions of clinical problems. The new edition also features an enhanced template, and new coverage of airway emergencies, tropical conditions, toxicologic emergencies, and electrocardiographs.

NEW TO THIS EDITION
- 1,500 full-color clinical photographs (more than twice the amount found in the previous edition)
- New chapter template:
  “Clinical Summary”: clinically relevant observations on differential diagnosis
  “Emergency Department Treatment and Disposition”: a brief overview of need-to-know diagnostic guidelines and recommendations
  “Clinical Pearls”: instructive tips and insights on specific aspects of conditions which are difficult to find in other texts
- Four new chapters that enhance the book’s hands-on value:
  Tropical Medicine: reflects an increased emphasis on global access to healthcare and easier patient travel
  Toxicology: features an up-to-date, authoritative review of how to diagnose and treat selected toxicological emergencies
  ECG Abnormalities: presents turnkey insights into the rapid recognition of pathological ECG’s, highlighting the electrocardiographic characteristics of each featured clinical problem
  Airway Procedures: includes essential information that guides, improves, and expedites the management of airway emergencies
Introduction to 12-Lead Ecg: The Art of Interpretation (Garcia, Introduction to 12-Lead ECG)

Tomas B. Garcia, Neil E. Holtz

Introductory text includes a combination of full-size ECGs, and quizzes, in an easy-to-read tone to aid in developing knowledge and application. ECGs are analyzed in conjunction with the concepts they illustrate. For students. Landscape, full-color format. Softcover.
ASTNA Patient Transport: Principles and Practice (Air & Surface Patient Transport: Principles and Practice)

ASTNA
Whether you're caring for patients on the ground or in the air, this trusted, one-of-a-kind resource is an essential tool for your success in transport nursing. The 4th edition has been extensively revised to keep you up to date with the latest technological advances and help you meet the ever-changing needs of this critical nursing field. Comprehensive overviews familiarize you with the most common diseases and injuries encountered in practice, accompanied by important management considerations to help you ensure the most effective communication and the safest patient care in all transport settings.
- Case studies presented at the end of each clinical chapter demonstrate how to apply concepts to scenarios similar to those you'll encounter in practice.
- Special Populations Unit helps you meet the unique care needs of pregnant, neonatal, pediatric, and military patients.
- Competencies listed at the beginning of each chapter help you identify key components of effective patient care.
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary focus meets the educational and reference needs of all transport health care providers and emphasizes the importance of teamwork in ensuring successful patient outcomes.
- 3 new chapters highlight emerging trends in transport care: The Use of Technology During Transport, including ventricular assist devices, a chapter devoted to Mechanical Ventilation, and Military Transport with EnRoute care.
- Updated content throughout provides a balance of ground and air coverage and reflects the recently published Flight and Ground Transport Nursing Core Curriculum to help you prepare for the CTRN or CFRN examination. Expanded disaster management coverage addresses front-line response to major disasters.
- Expanded disaster management coverage addresses important concerns for improving front-line response to major disasters.
- Additional pathophysiology content helps you better understand the effects of diseases and injuries on the body's normal physiologic processes.
- Clear instructions for reading radiographs and CT scans simplify the use of these diagnostic tools and help you improve related outcomes.
- Information based on the latest updates from the Federal Aviation Association and the National Transportation Safety Board alerts you to important safety regulations.
- Obesity considerations included in the Patient Assessment and Preparation for Transport chapter outline special challenges and possible solutions for the care of obese patients.
The Aeromedical Certification Examinations Self-Assessment Test

William Wingfield

The ACE SAT will assist the critical care transport provider with preparing to challenge the Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C), Certified Flight Nurse (CFRN) or Certification for Emergency Nurses (CEN) exam(s). Written by Will Wingfield, a Flight Paramedic/RN with over 15 years experience in the fields of pre-hospital/transport medicine, SAR, TEMS and critical care nursing. Will is currently completing his residency in Nurse Anesthesia, enabling him to discuss the most advanced physiologic principles with specific focus & application to the critical care transport medicine field. Will has trained hundreds of successful FP-C, CFRN and CEN candidates.
Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series)

Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! offers essential information on emergency, trauma, and critical care in the popular, easy-to-learn, and enjoyable Incredibly Easy! format. It covers emergency care basics including patient assessment and triage, trauma, disease crises, and patient and family communication, as well as legal issues such as handling evidence and documentation and holistic issues such as pain and end-of-life care. Chapters detail emergency nursing by body system and cover shock, multi-system traumas, environmental emergencies, disaster preparedness, communicable diseases, and obstetric and pediatric emergencies. The presentation features light-hearted cartoons and humor, "Memory Joggers" and other icons, and end-of-chapter review questions.