The Manual of Emergency Medicine

The Manual of Emergency Medicine, 5th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this best-selling Spiral(r)Manual is the most user-friendly quick reference available in emergencymedicine. In an easy-to-scan outline format with key terms boldfaced,the book offers practical guidance for diagnosis and management ofall types of emergencies. Lists of possible causes of symptoms leadreaders rapidly to appropriate information. Chapters are organizedby body system and extensively cross-referenced to make material easyto locate. This edition includes new guidelines for advanced cardiaclife support (ACLS) and new information on disaster medicine and terrorismpreparedness, thrombolytic therapy for stroke and heart attack, andalternative therapies.