eBOOK SPECIALTY COLLECTIONS

Emergency Medicine

Adams: Emergency Medicine, 1st ed. 2008, Saunders

DESCRIPTION: Announcing a better source for dependable answers in your fast-paced field! This new reference, edited by James G. Adams, MD, presents the right kind of know-how - the right way - so you can get what you need and move on. You'll have just enough background to understand each problem without getting bogged down ... expert decision-making assistance, with evidence where available.

Baren: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1st ed. 2008, Saunders

DESCRIPTION: This authoritative reference equips you with the essential knowledge to provide comprehensive and effective care to children in an emergency setting. From age-specific diagnoses and chief complaints through developmental considerations and psychosocial issues, this text guides you through the full range of medical and surgical conditions commonly encountered when treating pediatric emergencies. The use of full color throughout, diagnostic algorithms, text boxes, charts, clinical pearls and pitfalls, and other visual features ensure the book will make crucial clinical information easy to find and apply.

Ciottone: Disaster Medicine, 1st ed. 2006, Mosby

DESCRIPTION: Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Gregory Ciottone, and Associate Editors, Dr. Philip D. Anderson, Dr. Erik Auf Der Heide, Dr. Robert G. Darling, Dr. Irving Jacoby, Dr. Eric Noji, and Dr. Selim Suner, recognized worldwide as authorities in the field, bring you this brand-new reference, which offers comprehensive yet succinct guidance on the preparation, assessment, and management of a full range of disasters, both natural and man-made (including terrorist attacks and the threat of biological warfare). More than 200 contributors carefully outline the basics of disaster management and provide guidance on more than 100 specific disaster situations. Part 1 offers an A to Z source for information on every aspect of disaster medicine and management. Part 2 features an exhaustive compilation of every conceivable disaster event, organized to facilitate fast reference in a real-time setting. The second part of the book also serves as a quick consult on disaster medicine.

Gaspari: Emergency Ultrasound: Principles and Practice, 1st ed. 2006, Mosby

DESCRIPTION: Emergency Ultrasound: Protocols and Practice provides the information you need to successfully perform ultrasound in the emergency department. The book is designed to serve as a quick reference tool, offering bulleted text, color-coded anatomical drawings, and plenty of images to help you understand which images are important and how to get them.

Harris: The Toxicology Handbook for Clinicians, 1st ed. 2006, Hanley & Belfus

DESCRIPTION: The Toxicology Handbook provides you with quick access to common ingestions you're likely to see in the Emergency Department. Chapters covering Pesticides, Cardiovascular Drugs, Drugs of Abuse, and many more put essential topics right at your fingertips. Each chapter follows a similar organization, making information quick and easy to find.

Trott: Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure, 3rd ed. 2005, Mosby

DESCRIPTION: The revised and updated new edition covers all of the major clinical issues surrounding the care and closure of wounds and lacerations, including basic and complex wound care, anatomy, wound healing, infiltration anesthesia, cleansing, irrigation, choice of suture materials, consultations, and more. It provides clear, concise guidance on everything from the patient's arrival in the ED to discharge and follow-up care. And, more than 445 detailed illustrations—over 130 new to this edition—depict techniques for wound care and offer step-by-step guidance.