This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Michael K. Abraham and Evie Marcolini, focuses on Neurologic Emergencies. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Amal Mattu. Topics include: Traumatic injuries of the nervous system; Modern Neuroimaging Techniques in Diagnosing TIA and Acute Ischemic Stroke; Neurologic Emergencies at the Extremes of Age; Headache in the Emergency Department Avoiding Misdiagnosis of Dangerous Secondary Causes and Infections of the Central Nervous System.

The new edition of Manual of Pediatric Anesthesia, by Drs. Lerman, Cote & Steward, summarizes the principles of pediatric anesthesia and details important management considerations for a wide variety of conditions. Thoroughly updated and expanded, it reflects the latest research on new drugs and techniques to keep you absolutely up to date. Covering everything from chronic and acute pain through the pathophysiology of surgical disease to endoscopic procedures, you'll find exactly what you need to safely and effective administer anesthesia to your pediatric patients. Also, it's handy, pocket size is perfect for quick reference and review. . Discusses anesthetics and procedures outside of the operating room. . Explores the issue of anxiety and the parent/child/anesthesiologist relationship. . Provides more tables and algorithms for at-a-glance guidance. . Presents an index of syndromes and conditions and their implications for the anesthesiologist. . Includes appendices on drug dosages and growth curves. . Uses a consistent format throughout that makes reference easy. . Includes the latest information on recently introduced drugs used in pediatric anesthesia to keep you up to date on dosing and adverse reactions. . Features new chapters on Anesthetic Implications of Syndromes and Unusual Disorders and Cardiopulmonary and Neonatal Resuscitation to help you prepare for the challenges you face. . Presents expanded coverage of complex surgical conditions, including minimally invasive techniques. . Covers today's advances in sedation and intraoperative and postoperative pain management for the latest perspectives on the controversial topic of pediatric pain management.

A hospital can continue to function during a disaster or terrorist attack if a Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) protects the facility by the establishing and staffing ofan Emergency Treatment Area. For the first time, here is an entire text dedicated to developing a free-standing operational team capable of protecting the healthcare center and its employees. This unit, if properly designed, is mobile enough to operate at a remote site, offering services to less preparedfacilities. Not only does the hospital gain operational capacity by creating such a team, it also goes a long way toward meeting JCAHO s accreditation requirements. This book covers information that in an emergency is crucial to emergency medical service personnel and hospital staff in the emergency department, nursing, clinician, and other technical or support positions. It is also required reading for community public safety personnel and those charged with community-level planning, allowing them to better understand hospital capabilities and needs in times of disaster.
Common sense approach shows what really works, not what is theoretically achievable

Forms, checklists, and guidelines can be used to develop concrete response plans, validate existing operations, or simply expand knowledge base

The latest from OSHA, Joint Commission and NIMS (National Incident Management System)

Cross-disciplinary author team ensures material is appropriate for all member of this important collaboration "

This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on two crucial topics: Enhanced Recovery in the ICU After Cardiac Surgery (guest edited by Dr. Daniel Engelman) and New Developments in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (guest edited by Dr. Clifton Callaway).

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Joshua Joseph and Benjamin White, focuses on Emergency Department Operations and Administration. Topics include: Emergency Department Operations Overview; Queuing Theory and Modeling ED Resource Utilization; Factors Affecting ED Crowding; Staffing and Provider Productivity in the ED; Patient Assignment Models in the ED; ED Layout and Organization; Lean Processes in the ED; ED Observation and Alternatives to Admission; Quality Assurance in the ED; Information Management in the ED; Best Practices in Communication and Patient Safety; Optimizing Patient Experience in the ED; Management of the Academic ED; and Strategies for Provider Well-being in the ED.

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest edited by Giovanni Esposito and Michinari Hieda, will cover key topics in Cardiovascular Emergencies. This is part two of a two-part issue and is one of four issues selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Eduardo Bossone. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Case Report in the ER, Cardiac Energetics in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Emergency in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices or Heart Transplantation, Cardiac Emergency in Patients just before Going to Left Ventricular Assist Device, Cardiac Emergency in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices, Acute Aortic Syndrome, Multimodality Imaging in Cardiovascular Emergencies, Biomarkers in the Emergency Room, Acute Pulmonary Embolism, and Obesity Patient with Heart Failure.

"Explosion and Blast-Related Injuries" is an authoritative text that brings together diverse knowledge gained from both the experience of clinicians treating blast casualties and the insights of scientists obtained from research and modeling of blast exposures. By providing information on explosion and blast injury patterns, as well as the mechanism of blast-induced injuries, it is a useful reference for both physicians and researchers. With contributions by experts from around the globe, the book covers topics such as the epidemiology of blast and explosion injury, pathology and pathophysiology, and the modeling and mechanism of injury. Finally, this book might stimulate additional studies into ways to improve our current mass casualty response systems.
* Contains contributions from experts who had first hand experience dealing with explosion and blast injuries.
* Provides a diverse global experience derived from both military operations and terrorist attacks in civilian settings from the US, Europe and the Middle East.
* Covers such topics as epidemiology of blast and explosion injury, pathology and pathophysiology, modeling and mechanism of injury, and finally presents the global experiences of blast injury and mass casualty management.

With cutting-edge and clinically relevant information, MECHANICAL VENTILATION, 2nd Edition takes a practical, clinical approach to the principles and practice of mechanical ventilation. This informative resource explains mechanical ventilation decisions and procedures in real-world terms so information is easy to understand and apply. This thoroughly updated edition includes one new chapter, four completely updated chapters, and a wealth of new user-friendly features. Detailed, clinically focused coverage of the application of mechanical ventilation to the most common respiratory diseases, provides practical answers to real life problems. UNIQUE! Sections of chapters on Special Techniques and Future Therapies include information on the newest techniques for treating patients in respiratory distress. A separate appendix of case studies helps you apply what you've learned to realistic situations. Well-known and respected authors, Neil MacIntyre and Rich Branson, share their vast expertise and accurate, cutting-edge information. Chapter Objectives, Key Point Summaries, and Assessment Questions reinforce basic concepts from each chapter. New chapter on Unique Patient Populations highlights the mechanical ventilation issues of traumatic brain injury, neuromuscular disease, lung transplantation, burn injury, and perioperative patient populations. Expanded glossary includes relevant terminology and key terms to help you easily find unfamiliar terminology.

This forward-thinking volume outlines several approaches to therapeutic treatment for individuals who have experienced complex childhood and adult trauma, providing a novel framework for helping patients with a number of challenging symptoms, with clinical hypothesis testing and solid therapeutic relationships as a vital foundation. Responding to the intense disagreement and competition among clinicians championing their own approaches, the book identifies the strengths and limitations of multiple therapeutic approaches, addressing the need for qualified clinicians to be versed in multiple theories and techniques in order to alleviate suffering in their clients. Among the topics discussed: How to choose specific therapeutic methods and when to shift techniques The neurobiology of trauma and management of fear Cultural and ethnic considerations in trauma treatment Addressing avoidance and creating a safe therapeutic environment Management of dissociation, substance abuse, and anger Treating Complex Trauma: Combined Theories and Methods serves as a practical guide for clinicians looking to expand their knowledge of approaches for treating complex trauma. It aims to provide clinicians with options for different therapeutic methods, along with the necessary context for them to select the most effective approach in their treatments. "For the first time in the professional literature we are finally afforded a clear, cogent, and detailed explication of complex trauma and the multifaceted parameters of treatment. Dr. Tamara McClintock Greenberg provides perspicacious insight and clinical wisdom only a seasoned career therapist can yield. Offering sophisticated and nuanced distinctions between complex trauma and PTSD, she shows how treatment is necessarily contextual and tailored to the unique clinical and personality dynamics of the sufferer that is thoroughly client specific within the therapeutic dyad. She dispenses with simplistic and supercilious attitudes that embarrassingly boast a uniform or manualized treatment to trauma, instead carefully taking into consideration polysymptomatic, neurobiological, and socialcultural differences that inform the interpersonal, emotional, and safety milieu from the beginning of treatment to stabilization, the working-through process, and then onto successful recovery. This is a must-read book for those in training and senior clinicians alike." --Jon Mills, PsyD, PhD, ABPP, Faculty, Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, Adelphi University, NY; author of Treating Attachment Pathology "Dr. Greenberg has written an invaluable book on treating complex trauma. She delves into multiple approaches, assessing what techniques the client can tolerate at a given therapeutic stage. She covers how to maintain consistency and connection through a flexible approach and avoid pitfalls. This is a must read for clinicians wishing to treat clients with complex PTSD." --Louann Brizendine, MD, Clinical Professor UCSF; author of The Female Brain

This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Mitchell M. Levy, focuses on Biomarkers in Critical Care. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: The History of Biomarkers; Biomarkers for Identifying Infection; Procalcitonin: Where Are We Now?; Soluble TREM-1: Diagnosis or Prognosis?; Lubricin as a Biomarker in Sepsis; Check Point Inhibitors and Their Role in Immunosuppression in Sepsis; Metabolomics and the Microbiome as Biomarkers in Sepsis; Lactate: Where Are We Now?; Predicting Renal Dysfunction; Biomarkers in the Evolution of ARDS; Biomarkers and RV Dysfunction; Biomarkers and Precision Medicine: State of the Art; The Use of Biomarkers for Population Homogeneity in Clinical Trials; and The Future of Biomarkers.

Concise yet comprehensive review of the Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. Most commonly encountered clinical scenarios and relevant topics are summarized in an easy to understand format. Can be used as quick reference guide during rounds, or during the patient encounter. Simplified version which can be used by physicians, pharmacists, nurses and allied health care staff. Author Biography: Dr. Asif Anwar graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, in Chicago IL, in 1997. Later he proceeded with his Internal Medicine residency training, at University of New Jersey (UMD-NJ) and Saint Louis University in Saint Louis Missouri. He also completed his fellowship training in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from SLUH in 2008. He has been affiliated with the US Air force, and currently holds the rank of a Major, and works with the Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT), and as a Flight Surgeon with the Air National Guard. He is board certified and a Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians. He is Clinical Assistant Professor, at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Anwar has published original research in the peer-reviewed scientific journals.