Emergency Medicine is a brand new book focusing on the common pitfalls and mistakes that can occur when dealing with high-risk conditions during standard medical practice. Concise chapters focus on clinical relevance, addressing the mistakes, the consequences and the knowledge necessary to avoid high-risk mistakes. An essential book for all staff dealing with emergencies.

Contributors.Preface.1. Evaluation and Management of Patients with Chest Syndromes:Richard A. Harrigan (Temple University Hospital and School ofMedicine) and Michael A. DeAngelis (Temple University School ofMedicine).2. Management of the Dyspneic Patient in the ED: Jairo I.Santanilla (Louisiana State University School of Medicine in NewOrleans) and Peter M.C. DeBlieux (Louisiana State University Schoolof Medicine in New Orleans).3. Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Abdominal Pain:Joseph P. Martinez (University of Maryland School of Medicine).4. Management of Patients with Acute Back Pain in the ED:Michael E. Winters (University of Maryland School of Medicine).5. Headache Management: Stephen Schenkel (University of MarylandSchool of Medicine).6. Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Neck Pain:Joshua Broder (Duke University Medical Center) and AnitaL'Italien (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).7. Trauma Management in the ED: David E. Manthey (Wake ForestUniversity School of Medicine) and Bret A. Nicks (Wake ForestUniversity School of Medicine).8. Management of Infectious Diseases: David J. Karras (TempleUniversity School of Medicine), Wayne A. Satz (Temple University)and Jeffrey Barrett (Temple University School of Medicine).9. Wound Care in Emergency Medicine: Siamak Moayedi (Universityof Maryland School of Medicine) and Mercedes Torres (University ofMaryland School of Medicine).10. Management of the Pregnant Patient in the ED: KristineThompson (Mayo Clinic).11. Pediatric Care in the ED: Ghazala Sharieff (University ofCalifornia, San Diego).12. Management of Hematology/Oncology Patients in the ED: RobertL. Rogers (The University of Maryland School of Medicine).13. Management of Intoxicated/Violent Patients: Yesha Patel(Tufts-New England Medical Center) and Gus M. Garmel (StanfordUniversity School of Medicine).Index