Medicina d'urgenza

With growing numbers of chronically ill patients surviving longer and receiving novel medical and surgical treatments, emergency departments are increasingly the venue for associated acute presentations. How can emergency physicians respond to these challenging and emerging conditions? This book focuses on the unusual and complex disease presentations not covered in detail in the standard textbooks, helping you manage patients with conditions such as congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, morbid obesity, intellectual disability and intestinal failure. Not only does this book provide guidance on evaluation and diagnosis, but it also addresses the practical issues of acute management and continuing referral. The individual chapters are written by high profile emergency physicians, in conjunction with appropriate specialists, and include authoritative evidence to back up the clinical information.

Mosby's EMT-Basic Textbook, 2011 Update, 2nd Edition, gets right to the point, giving you the basic information you need for real-world success. This straightforward text follows the U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard Curriculum (NSC) for the EMT-Basic more closely than any other textbook- making it easier to understand what you must know to pass state or National Registry EMT-Basic exams. A JB Course Manager resource is available to accompany this title. JB Course Manager is an easy-to-use and fully hosted online learning platform. For additional information, or to make your request, contact your Account Specialist or visit http://go.jblearning.com/JBCM.

This is an easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and managemenet of the full range of clinical conditions seen in emergency medicine. For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success. This updated edition in the trusted CURRENT series is valuable to anyone practicing in an emergency department or acute-care setting. It emphasizes immediate management of life threatening problems, then covers the evaluation and treatment of specific disorders. It offers authoritative, easy-access coverage for Emergency Department clinicians who needs answers NOW. Priority-based and problem-oriented organization encompasses all aspects of emergency medicine, including common emergencies, trauma, neonatal and pediatric emergencies; extensive at-a-glance algorithms facilitate quick management and diagnosis. It features comprehensive tables of drugs commonly used in the ED. NEW chapters on beside ultrasound, procedural sedation, and pandemic flu MORE radiologic images throughout ALL chapters updated with the latest developments.

Part of the best-selling Lippincott[registered] Manual series, Manual of Emergency Medicine, Sixth Edition is the most user-friendly quick-reference available in emergency medicine today. The book's easy-to-scan outline format and boldface key terms make finding vital facts easy. Designed for rapid reference in the emergency department, this manual prepares readers for the most commonly encountered diseases, disorders, and traumatic injuries with the essential and practical information needed for quick diagnosis and effective management. Manual of Emergency Medicine delivers life-saving facts in seconds! Features: new and updated material throughout the text reflects the most advanced emergency department practices; new information on drug dosage for treatment of infectious diseases (including HIV) ensures sound clinical decision-making; reader-friendly outline format makes vital facts easy to locate and apply; regular use of bold type highlights important information for rapid retrieval; and time-saving lists of possible etiologies lead readers rapidly to appropriate information.

Providing busy practitioners with the information they need to deliver care, and nursing students with a clear overview of the field, the Oxford Handbook of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing is an easily accessible, practical, and comprehensive guide to all aspects of practice. Orthopaedics and trauma is a major sector of acute hospital and community care, and one in which nurses and Allied Health Professionals play a pivotal role, covering the continuum from birth to death and managing everything from emergency care to rehabilitation and discharge. This handbook is the ideal companion, presenting a broad spectrum of care and treatment across trauma and orthopaedics. It provides an evidence-based synopsis of contemporary care and treatment as well as an applied assessment framework for those wishing to advance their practice. Clearly laid-out, well-illustrated and written in a readable, note-based style, the Oxford Handbook of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing brings together the authors' many years of collective experience in one easy-to-use format which the practitioner and student won't want to be without.

With a large proportion of emergency admissions due to occupational health problems, the effect this can have on your practice cannot be ignored. Owing to the shortage of occupational physicians and limited worker access to health care, the diagnosis and treatment of occupational diseases rely increasingly on the emergency physician. Apart from extra paperwork, owing to the extra legal and administrative regulations, a lack of knowledge of occupational medicine can risk a missed diagnosis. This burden of work means occupational disorders impact the whole of the emergency department. Michael Greenberg addresses your questions and concerns about the management of these patients: * from triage to discharge, and beyond * for all work-place injuries or disorders, whether office-based, agricultural or industrial * and their employment regulations Occupational Emergency Medicine is an essential reference for emergency physicians and trainees, featuring comprehensive information on legal issues involving the physician, and advice on managing occupational health admissions.

The most widely used clinical reference for physicians treating patients with acute orthopedic injuries or disorders -- now with full-color photographs and illustrations Includes companion DVD with videos of emergency procedures A Doody's Core Title for 2011! "This book does an amazing job of amassing an enormous amount of useful and accurate information in 600 pages. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Emergency Orthopedics offers authoritative evidence-based information in a practical and clinically useful manner. Whether you're seeking a quick answer to an anatomical question or confirming a diagnosis, Emergency Orthopedics has everything you need to know about the mechanisms of musculoskeletal injuries, along with recommended imaging studies, treatment guidelines, and possible complications. The sixth edition represents a major rewrite of the text. A new section on spinal injuries and disorders is included. An unmatched DVD showing splinting, arthrocentesis, injections, and reductions of fractures and dislocations is also included. The text is logically divided into four parts: Orthopedic Principles and Management, The Spine, Upper Extremities, and Lower Extremities. A unique appendix provides a figure showing each bone and every possible fracture with the page number where all the key features related to that fracture are covered succinctly and practically. Features 900 illustrations, including NEW full-color clinical photographs and illustrations and half-tone radiographic images NEW DVD with approximately 50 videos demonstrating examinations, injections, arthrocentesis, and reduction techniques Fractures are categorized according to degree of complexity, treatment modality, and prognosis -- a system most relevant to the emergency physician A fracture index provides a rapid method for the busy physician to navigate the text and find pertinent information Axioms throughout the text serve as rules by which the emergency physician should practice

This is a concise yet comprehensive guide to trauma evaluation and management covering the full scope of injuries. "This is a worthy update to the previous edition published 10 years ago. It is a helpful, quick introduction for students or a procedural pocket guide for emergency department practitioners. 3 Stars". (Doody's Review Service). Featuring a succinct outline approach, numerous illustrations, and a presentation of concepts devoid of institutional bias, "Emergent Management of Trauma" will prove to be indispensable for all trauma care practitioners, including attending and resident physicians, medical students, midlevel providers, nurses, and paramedics. Covering the essential points of diagnosis, management, and disposition of the trauma patient, "Emergent Management of Trauma" is divided into six sections: Resuscitation Concepts - covers pre-hospital issues, hospital organization, patient evaluation, and "ABC" interventions; Anatomic Areas of Injury - includes important management algorithms and covers major traumatic injuries literally from top to bottom; Extremity Trauma - oriented from hand to shoulder and then from hip to foot; Special Groups - focuses on trauma in children, pregnancy, and the elderly; Environmental Issues - covers temperature extremes as well as weapons of mass destruction; and, Useful Resources - offers procedure instructions, radiograph interpretation pearls, and a pertinent drug formulary.

Un manuale rapido ed efficace per gli operatori dell'emergenza, per renderli in grado di affrontare nel loro lavoro tutte le differenti situazioni delle urgenze asfissiologiche.

Il volume intende illustrare in modo esaustivo le tecniche di soccorso sanitario in ambito dell'emergenza territoriale. Il testo, articolato in diversi capitoli dedicati, affronta infatti l'ampio ventaglio di possibilità dei diversi scenari davanti ai quali si possono trovare i soccorritori e risulta completo perché approfondisce sia i temi del soccorso sanitario in generale sia quelli del soccorso specifico per determinate situazioni complesse che richiedono l'applicazione di particolari interventi. Tale amplissima varietà descrive pienamente la realtà dell'emergenza sanitaria in cui si lavora, che richiede un continuo aggiornamento delle conoscenze acquisite e che rende sempre intesa l'esperienza del soccorso quale veicolo per diffondere una cosiddetta cultura dell'emergenza. Il manuale è utile per la formazione di tutti gli operatori e i volontari che intendono affrontare il primo soccorso, senza tralasciare di descrivere le diverse situazioni in ambito di soccorso avanzato in cui potrebbero trovarsi a collaborare con professionisti sanitari di vari livelli.

Il presente volume di Medicina di Emergenza-Urgenza, redatto dalla Faculty della Società Italiana di medicina di Emergenza-Urgenza - SIMEU, si propone come testo aggiornato, Evidence Based, per la gestione delle emergenze. Il paziente viene seguito dalla fase di allarme, sul luogo dell'evento, al trasferimento all'ospedale più appropriato fino al setting di cura definitiva, tracciando il percorso clinico assistenziale nella fase preospedaliera ed ospedaliera in continuità di soccorso.

Incidenti, epidemie, disgrazie: cosa può accadere se una crisi non viene ben gestita dal punto di vista della comunicazione? L'emergenza in ambito sanitario è all'ordine del giorno, ma non altrettanto presenti sono le professionalità in grado di comunicarla correttamente. "Pronto soccorso" è un volume ragionato e approfondito sulla comunicazione d'emergenza nella sanità, scritto da due professionisti del settore. Analizzando case history, metodologie di lavoro e fornendo strumenti interpretativi e operativi, il libro si propone come testo completo per conoscere e affrontare la comunicazione delle crisi, in un settore delicato come quello della sanità, costruendo dei messaggi chiari, diretti e professionali. Un volume utile agli addetti ai lavori, agli operatori del sistema medico-ospedaliero e a chi si occupa di comunicazione e di informazione in materie sanitarie. Prefazione di Alessandro Rovinetti.

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