The emergency department technician handbook /
Emergency Department Technicians (EDTs) play a vital role in actively supporting the medical team in today's hospitals, and the role continues to expand in light of staffing shortages and increased emergency department volumes. The Emergency Department Technician Handbook is a reliable, compreh...
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Philadelphia, PA :
Elsevier,
[2024]
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Table of Contents:
- The Role of the Hospital Emergency Department and the Specialty of Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Department Organization and Flow
- Medical Terminology
- Teamwork and Communication
- Initial Emergency Department Patient Assessment
- Triage
- Point-of-Care Testing
- The Electrocardiogram and Cardiac Monitoring
- Cardiologic Emergencies
- Respiratory System Emergencies
- Abdominal and Genitourinary Problems
- Endocrinologic Emergencies
- Ear, Nose, and Throat and Ophthalmologic Emergencies
- Stroke and Neurologic Emergencies
- Vascular Access
- Ultrasound-Guided IV Access
- Wound Management
- Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Orthopedic Immobilization Techniques
- The Major Trauma Patient
- Behavioral Health and Toxicologic Emergencies
- Medical Ethics, the Law, and Cultural Competency
- Patient Transport
- Pediatrics
- Documentation
- Disasters and Mass Casualty Events
- Infection Control in the Emergency Department
- Case Studies in Emergency Triage
- Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Emergency Department.