Designed for diverse applications including Private Hospital Control teams, Incident Commanders, Coast Guard, Accident Investigators (CAA and similar) and Local Authority Emergency Planners. Authors: Rita K. Cydulka, David M. Cline, O. John Ma, Michael T. Fitch, Scott A. Joing, Vincent J. Wang There are some interesting talks that he has with a couple of billionaires, and honestly I wished he'd expanded a little bit more about their world. Knowing what to do in emergency situations is a key requirement of the medical profession. Whether you’re a doctor or other healthcare professional, your knowledge of emergency medicine determines how much you’d be able to help in the reduction of avoidable mortalities that happen in emergency rooms — especially those that result from confusion or carelessness on the part of healthcare professionals.

The Lost Chapter of Emergency? -- "How to Rob the Cradle and The Grave." This may or may not be a cut chapter from the book according to the author....I may or may not rescind my statement above in #3, this actually may or may not be my favorite bonus chapter. Awesome stuff! Frequently under the radar, Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine is a unique book and one of the best EM procedure books out there. Covering everything from common procedures to esoteric ones, Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning about a new procedure or tightening up one’s existing technique.His latest book, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships, was released on October 13. The review in Grantland described it as follows: Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine, a stalwart in the annals of Emergency Medicine books, in an excellent value when considering the Emergency Medicine reference books out there. Consistent with prior editions, Tinitalli’s delivers concise yet thorough knowledge across a wide range of Emergency Medicine topics.

Unfortunately, not all of the recommendations are consistent and its hard to reconcile the subtleties if an efficient manner. On top of that, there is an expectation that the Emergency Medicine practitioner practices with the standard of care, even though there is disagreement on what the standard actually is. How does one process the information from all of these disparate sources to zero in on the right way to practice Emergency Medicine? And, once comfortable, how does one assimilate a new paper or a new guideline into one’s standard practice? On every highway, there's a drunk driver hurtling at 80 miles an hour in two tons of steel. In every neighborhood, there's a thief armed with a deadly weapon. In every city, there's a terrorist with a bloody agenda. In every nuclear country, there's a government employee sitting in front of a button. In every cell in our body, there's the potential to mutate into cancer. They are all trying to kill us. And they don't even know us. They don't care that if they succeed, we will never know what tomorrow holds for us. So I read it to become more educated about the mindset of the "dooms-dayers," and perhaps gain some insight on how to best prepare for an apocalyptic scenario, or at least the moment WSHTF. Most of us exist in considerable comfort in the West, particularly when compared to the rest of the world. When things go bad, and go from bad to worse, nearly nobody has a clue what to do about it. Far too many people will be counted among the first casualties. The unprepared masses could have learned a thing or two to keep themselves alive. I recommend you read this book simply so you can understand just how much we don't actually know about disaster situations and how to survive during and after them. I certainly learned a lot by the time I put 'Emergency' down.Since emergency medicine is a wide field that is ever-changing, it’s important for you as a healthcare professional, student doctor, or student nurse to keep learning it and never stop. More importantly, regardless of your specialty you will witness medical emergencies (once in a while, at least), where you’d be expected to take actions that will save lives. And the knowledge of what to do in these situations must always be at your fingertips — your specialty notwithstanding. As its name implies, this textbook is an instant guide to current practices in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of emergency cases. If you’re looking for a text that isn’t as voluminous as the two above, and yet more detailed than the handbooks reviewed below, then this book is your best bet.

In disease-focused Emergency Medicine books, details about emergency conditions are organized around a disease process. The underlying assumption made in these books is that one has been able to achieve a likely diagnosis on a case and now the text will go into different aspects of the disease process (in varying levels of detail, depending on the book). Used by Hospital Trusts, Ambulance Services, the Health Protection Agency and the Department of Health for on-call and emergency response. The large body of knowledge covered by Emergency Medicine is daunting, particularly when starting out as a student. For students interested in specializing in the field of Emergency Medicine, consider Rosen’s Emergency Medicine as your core textbook. While in the Emergency Department, Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Manual, while slightly large, will keep you on your toes.This book really drew me in and I finished it in about a week reading it at lunch time every day. I got the first few sample chapters via Tim Ferriss's blog. The free chapter I read online about getting a 2nd Passport from St. Kitt's was great. Maybe that was more Jason Bourne than James Bond though. That is so cool to get a 2nd passport.

Chief complaint Emergency Medicine books have some similarities to disease-focused ones but take a different approach. Arguably, these books are more practical for anyone working in the ED pit as they are laid out in a way that is much more aligned with an Emergency Medicine provider’s daily experience. These Emergency Medicine books start with a patient’s chief complaint and work through the decision points that present themselves during the course of working up the patient. The Lost Chapter -- full previously unpublished text of some sections of the book that were edited/cut down in the final version of the book.With all the Emergency Medicine texts out there, stopping and asking yourself why you are buying the book in the first place may help filter the signal from the noise. Realistically, most books have so much content that it takes weeks to months to consume it all, reason through algorithms and diagnostic approaches, and achieve any meaningful comprehension. As a result, taking a highly focused approach to committing to one or a few Emergency Medicine books for a period of time is usually the best approach. Take, for example, a chapter on small bowel obstructions. First, the chapter may go over the history and epidemiology of small bowel obstructions to paint a general overview of the disease. Then, the chapter will likely dive into the pathophysiology of the disease process. Following that, there will be some discussion of clinical features, including patient complaints and history and physical findings. To set the reader up to confirm that small bowel obstruction is the primary diagnostic consideration, there will often be a discussion of various diagnoses that should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis and what rules out related possible diagnoses. Minor Emergencies: Expert Consult is a relatively new addition to the slowly changing Emergency Medicine book market. Minor Emergencies covers a hundreds of minor disease presentations in a compact manner. Minor Emergencies utilizes outlines, illustrations and bullet points to cover material and pairs content with commentary using evidence-based medicine. Useful before or during an ED shift, Minor Emergencies is a concise refresher for relevant details related to minor care. Some might argue that this text has even more application in less acute settings such as an urgent care or clinic. Having narrowed in on the likely diagnosis of small bowel obstruction, the chapter will continue with recommended diagnostic studies. Studies summarized will include lab testing, imaging modalities, and potentially other studies which are infrequently available from the ED (e.g. urgent interventional radiology) except in major medical centers. Finally, the chapter will summarize the initial treatment protocol including medications, procedural interventions and consults required. Ultimately, the book chapter on this chapter will make disposition recommendations such as admit or discharge. What experience and history teach is this - that peoples and governments have never learned anything from history." - Hegel