Emergency Medicine: Best Practices at CMC book focuses on Emergency Medicine: Best Practices at CMC (EMAC). Emergency Medicine is an emerging specialty in India. The department of Emergency Medicine has grown exponentially over the years. The volume and variety of patients managed has increased dramatically. This book consists of 23 sections that include basic life support and advanced cardiac life support, anaphylaxis, shock and airway, fluid and electrolytes, infectious diseases, toxicology, cardiac emergencies, respiratory emergencies, neurological emergencies, gastrointestinal and hepatic emergencies, hematological emergencies, endocrine emergencies, obstetric and gynecological emergencies, ENT emergencies, urological emergencies, surgical emergencies, trauma, pediatric emergencies, disaster management, medicolegal cases, triage, miscellaneous, procedures, and protocols, which are further divided into 150 chapters. This manual provides a valuable resource in emergency medicine for doctors working in all settings. Training for all doctors in emergency medicine through standardized protocols also has been written in this book. This book helps to provide better patient care and stimulates interest in emergency medicine among medical, nursing and paramedic students.

• 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
Section 2: Anaphylaxis, Shock and Airway
Section 3: Fluid and Electrolytes
Section 4: Infectious Diseases
Section 5: Toxicology
Section 6: Cardiac Emergencies
Section 7: Respiratory Emergencies
Section 8: Neurological Emergencies
Section 9: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Emergencies
Section 10: Hematological Emergencies
Section 11: Endocrine Emergencies
Section 12: Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies
Section 13: ENT Emergencies
Section 14: Urological Emergencies
Section 15: Surgical Emergencies
Section 16: Trauma
Section 17: Pediatric Emergencies
Section 18: Disaster Management
Section 19: Medicolegal Cases
Section 20: Triage
Section 21: Miscellaneous
Section 22: Procedures
Section 23: Protocols