Product Description

An essential quick reference for the office, the hospital, or anywhere, this book provides all the instructions you need to handle common, non-life-threatening emergencies with speed and expertise. Whether you're called on to remove a bean from a child's nose or treat accidental tear gas exposure, this quick reference is ready to provide fast, efficient guidance just when you need it.

• Find guidance at a glance with "What to Do" and "What NOT to Do" checklists.
  
• Get comprehensive coverage that remains concise for emergency point of care.
  
• Stay on top of the latest emergency strategies with new coverage of: croup, nasal vestibulitis, heat illness, chiggers, acute bronchitis and simple pediatric sedation.
  
• Download content from the book onto your PDA for rapid access anytime, anywhere!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #592357 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .4 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 856 pages

Review
"Distills literally decades of experience by the author into concisely written guides to almost two hundred minor complaints." - Journal of Emergency Medicine, review of the first edition

About the Author
Philip Buttaravoli, M.D., FACEP is Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Palm Beach, Florida. Thomas Stair, M.D., FACEP is Professor and Research Director of Emergency Medicine at theUniversity of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland. The authors are very computer savvy and have established their own website where they have posted various emergency procedures.