Main description:

EMAC is a comprehensive and concise compilation of management guidelines and protocols to be followed in the Emergency Department.

Covers the basics of all the commonly seen medical and surgical conditions in our Emergency Department (ED) and the emergency management principles in a simplified manner.
Many newer concepts have replaced the traditional management practices. Every effort has been taken to incorporate the latest evidence-based recommendations.
This book would be very useful in all EDs and secondary level hospitals in managing acute medical and surgical emergencies.
It helps to provide better patient care and stimulates interest in emergency medicine among medical, nursing and paramedic students.

Contents:

Section 1: Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support

1. Basic Life Support

2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Section 2: Anaphylaxis, Shock and Airway

3. Anaphylaxis

4. Overview of Shock

5. Septic Shock

6. Airway Management

7. Respiratory Support

Section 3: Fluid and Electrolytes

8. Fluid Therapy

9. Sodium

10. Potassium

11. Calcium

12. Magnesium

13. Acid-Base Abnormalities

Section 4: Infectious Diseases

14. Antibiotic Protocol for Common Conditions

15. Dengue

16. Scrub Typhus

17. Malaria

18. Community-Acquired Pneumonia

19. Influenza and H1N1

20. Rabies

21. Food Poisoning and Acute Gastroenteritis

22. Urinary Tract Infections

23. Acute Central Nervous System Infections

24. Tetanus

25. Antibiotic Doses and Spectrum

Section 5: Toxicology

26. General Measures

27. Drug Overdose

28. Insecticide Poisoning

29. Rodenticides

30. Plant Poisons

31. Snake Bites

32. Insect Envenomation

33. Substance Abuse

34. Miscellaneous

Section 6: Cardiac Emergencies

35. Acute Coronary Syndromes

36. Hypertensive Emergencies

37. Pulmonary Edema

38. Atrial Fibrillation

39. Atrial Flutter

40. Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

41. Wide Complex Tachycardias

42. Valvular Emergencies

43. Basics of Electrocardiogram

Section 7: Respiratory Emergencies

44. Bronchial Asthma

45. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

46. Pulmonary Embolism

47. Pneumothorax

48. Hemoptysis

Section 8: Neurological Emergencies

49. Cerebrovascular Accidents

50. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

51. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

52. Guillain-Barre Syndrome

53. Hanging

54. Seizures

55. Headache

56. Bell's Palsy

57. Acute Dystonia

58. MRI Stroke Protocol

Section 9: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Emergencies

59. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed

60. Acute Pancreatitis

61. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

62. Hepatic Encephalopathy

63. Acute Cholangitis

Section 10: Hematological Emergencies

64. Anemia

65. Febrile Neutropenia

66. Acute Leukemia

67. Tumor Lysis Syndrome

68. Sickle Cell Crisis

69. Anticoagulants

70. Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

71. Hemophilia and von Willebrand Disease

72. Blood Products and Transfusion

Section 11: Endocrine Emergencies

73. Thyrotoxic Crisis

74. Myxedema Coma

75. Adrenal Insufficiency

76. Diabetic Emergencies

77. Pheochromocytoma

Section 12: Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies

78. Ectopic Pregnancy

79. Bleeding Per Vagina

80. Hyperemesis Gravidarum

81. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

82. Ovarian Torsion

83. Eclampsia

84. Postpartum Hemorrhage

Section 13: ENT Emergencies

85. Epistaxis

86. Stridor

87. Vertigo and BPPV

88. Deep Neck Space Infections

Section 14: Urological Emergencies

89. Nephrolithiasis

90. Torsion Testis

91. Epididymo-Orchitis

92. Phimosis and Paraphimosis

Section 15: Surgical Emergencies

93. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

94. Duodenal Ulcer Perforation

95. Acute Appendicitis

96. Acute Cholecystitis

97. Intestinal Obstruction

98. Mesenteric Ischemia

99. Gas Gangrene

100. Nail Bed Emergencies

101. Anorectal Problems

102. Vascular Emergencies

Section 16: Trauma

103. Early Management of Trauma

104. Hemorrhagic Shock

105. Head Injury

106. Maxillofacial Trauma

107. Thoracic Injuries

108. Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries

109. Extremity Injuries

110. Wound Management

111. Scalp Lacerations

112. Compartment Syndrome

113. X-rays in Trauma

Section 17: Pediatric Emergencies

114. Assessment of a Sick Child in the Emergency Department

115. Febrile Seizures

116. Acute Asthma and Status Asthmaticus

117. Acute Stridor and Epiglottitis

118. Pneumonia and Bronchiolitis

119. Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Externa

120. Acute Gastroenteritis

121. Drugs and Dosages in Pediatric Emergencies

Section 18: Disaster Management

122. Mass Casualty Incidents

Section 19: Medicolegal Cases

123. Medicolegal Cases

Section 20: Triage

124. Triage Priorities

Section 21: Miscellaneous

125. Heat-related Illnesses

126. Malignant Hyperthermia

127. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

128. Electrical Injuries

129. Burns

130. Drowning or Submersion Injuries

131. Alcohol-related Emergencies

132. Sudden Visual Loss

133. Acute Red Eye

134. Needlestick Injuries

135. Drugs in Pregnancy

136. Acute Arthritis

137. Procedural Sedation

Section 22: Procedures

138. Nerve Blocks

139. Central Venous Access

140. Chest Tube Insertion

141. Intraosseous Line

142. Cricothyroidotomy

143. Pericardiocentesis

144. Pleural Tap

145. Ascitic Tap (Paracentesis)

Section 23: Protocols

146. Intubation Protocol

147. Investigations Protocol

148. Protocol for Receiving Patients from Outpatient Department

149. Pain Protocol in the Emergency Department

150. Polytrauma/Trauma Team Activation Protocol

Index