Rick Steves Amsterdam & the Netherlands [3e edition]

Table of contents :
Section I. Resuscitation --
Airway Management / Michael F. Murphy --
Airway Procedures / Eric F. Reichman --
Cardiopulmonary Arrest / Christopher Ross and Theresa M. Schwab --
Shock / Emanuel P. Rivers and David Amponsah --
Vascular Access / Eric F. Reichman and Joanne L. Oakes --
SectionII. High Risk Chief Complaints --
Chest Pain / Robert J. Zalenski and Rebecca R. Roberts --
Abdominal Pain / Michelle Charfen, Diane M. Birnbaumer and Sheldon Jacobsen --
Shortness of Breath / C. Keith Stone --
Syncope / Thomas P. Martin --
Fever / James H. Bryan and Harold A. Thomas, Jr. --
Altered Mental Status and Coma / Marcus L. Martin and J. Stephen Huff --
Headache / Jonathan Edlow --
Weakness / Andy Jagoda and Yasuharu Okuda A. Dizziness / Michele E. Krajicek and Wyatt W. Decker --
SectionIII. Eye Emergencies --
The Eye Examination / Geoffrey Broocker --
Common Eye Medications / Geoffrey Broocker --
The Red Eye / Robert S. Porter --
Corneal Abrasion and Foreign Bodies / Lori Weichenthal --
Acute Visual Disturbances / Catherine A. Marco --
Diplopia / James A. Comes --
Acute Eye Infections / David A. Kramer and Michael A. Bohrn --
Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma / William P. Bozeman --
SectionIV. ENT and Dental Emergencies --
Dental Emergencies / Gregory T. Guldner --
Oral and Maxillofacial Disorders / James T. Amsterdam and William G. Langston, II --
Nontraumatic Upper Airway Obstruction / Joseph E. Clinton --
Sore Throat / Michael F. Murphy --
Complications of Tracheostomies / Valerie Ann Dobiesz and Scott Andrew Miller --
Sinusitis and Rhinitis / Luis H. Haro and Eric T. Boie --
Acute Ear Infections in Adults / Harry W. Severance --
Epistaxis / Jeffrey A. Evans and Todd C. Rothenhaus --
Vertigo and Labyrinthine Disorders / Eileen M. Raynor and Robert D. Herr --
SectionV. Pulmonary Emergencies --
Respiratory Failure / Robert Sigillito and Peter M.C. DeBlieux --
Pneumonia / Gregory J. Moran and David A. Talan --
Pleural Effusion / Robert Sigillito and Peter M.C. DeBlieux --
Asthma / Rita K. Cydulka --
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / David S. Howes and Marc A. Bellazzini --
Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum / Susan M. Dunmire --
Pulmonary Embolism / Jeffrey A. Tabas and Erin McNutt --
Hemoptysis / Steven J. Parrillo --
Sarcoidosis / Steven J. Parrillo --
SectionVI. Cardiovascular Emergencies --
Acute Coronary Syndromes / James T. Niemann --
Congestive Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale / James T. Niemann --
Bradyarrhythymias / David Hartman and David T. Overton --
Tachyarrhythymias / Mel Herbert and Scott R. Votey --
The Patient with a Pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator / Robert M. Rodriguez --
Valvular Heart Disease / Joseph P. Ornato --
Infectious Endocarditis / Ian D. Jones and Corey M. Slovis --
Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade / Howard A. Bessen and Richard Byyny --
Hypertension / Philip Shayne --
SectionVII. Vascular Emergencies --
Nontraumatic Carotid and Vertebral Disorders / Brian Chinnock --
Peripheral Arterial Disease / Darren Braude --
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis / Edward A. Panacek and J. Douglas Kirk --
Complications of Vascular Grafts / Hoori Hovanessian --
Venous Gas Embolism / Christopher H. Linden --
Thoracic Aortic Dis --
Sections and Aneurysms / Shawna J. Perry --
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm / Matthew R. Lewin and Robert Wears --
Mesenteric Ischemia and Infarction / Kendall Ho --
SectionVIII. Gastrointestinal Emergencies --
Esophageal Disease / Charles M. Seamens and Marc Mikiewicz --
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Edward A. Panacek and Deborah Diercks --
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Catherine B. Custalow --
Peptic Ulcer Disease / Dale S. Birenbaum --
Approach to Jaundice / Tobias D. Barker and Gus M. Garmel --
Acute Diseases of the Biliary Tract / Lance D. Wilson --
Hepatitis / Mark J. Ault and Joel M. Geiderman --
Hepatic Failure and Cirrhosis / David M. Cline --
The Patient with a Liver Transplant / Scott R. Votey, Eric A. Savitsky, and Douglas W. Lowery --
Pancreatitis / David C. Seaberg and Allan B. Wolfson --
Acute Appendicitis / Brian K. Snyder --
Bowel Obstruction / Philip L. Henneman and Susan P. Torrey --
Hernias / Sharon E. Mace --
Inflammatory Bowel Disease / Howard A. Werman --
Diarrhea / Philip N. Salen and Michael B. Heller --
Diverticular Disease / Michael D. Witting --
Perianal, Rectal, and Anal Diseases / Wendy C. Coates --
Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies / Valerie C. Norton --
SectionIX Renal and Urologic Emergencies --
Hematuria / H. Gene Hern, Jr. --
Acute Scrotal Mass / Robert E. Schneider --
Urinary Tract Infections / Eric T. Boie, Deepi G. Goyal, and Annie T. Sadosty --
Prostatitis / Herbert Bivins --
Fournier's Gangrene / Gregory W. Hendey and Robert E. Schneider --
Urolithiasis / Stephen R. Hayden --
Urinary Incontinence and Retention / Stephen J. Wolf --
Genitourinary Stents and Catheters / Paul Phrampus and Benjamin Davies --
Penile Disorders / Douglas L. McGee --
Azotemia and Acute Renal Failure / Todd C. Rothenhaus and Deborah R. Wong --
Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis-Related Emergencies / Allan B. Wolfson --
The Patient with a Renal Transplant / Louis G. Graff --
SectionX Gynecologic Emergencies --
Pelvic Pain / Joseph Schmidt --
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Alfred Sacchetti --
Vaginal Bleeding in the Non-Pregnant Patient / Eric Anderson --
Vaginitis / Constance S. Greene --
Breast Masses and Breast Infection / John M. Howell and Ellen M. Dugan --
Sexual Assault / Gwendolyn L. Hoffman --
SectionXI. Obstetric Emergencies --
Emergencies in Early Pregnancy / Pamela L. Dyne --
Ectopic Pregnancy / G. Richard Braen and Richard S. Krause --
Complications of Induced Abortion / Lynne McCullough --
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy / Jan M. Shoenberger and Sean O. Henderson --
Emergencies of Late Pregnancy / Moss H. Mendelson --
Emergency Delivery / Michael D. Burg and Daan R.C.M. Biesbroeck --
Postpartum Emergencies / Moss H. Mendelson and Joseph Lang --
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation / David H. Adler and Flavia Nobay --
SectionXII. Musculoskeletal Disorders --
Painful Syndromes of the Hand and Wrist / Gary M. Vilke --
Bursitis and Tendinopathy / Stephen L. Adams --
Hand Infections / Carl R. Chudnofsky and Paul B. Vanderbeek --
Low Back Pain / David Della-Giustina --
Common Foot Disorders / Valerie A. Dobiesz and Louis G. Poulos --
Monoarticular Arthritis / Alan C. Heffner --
Polyarticular Arthritis / Harold A. Thomas, Jr. and Richard S. Hartoch. Section XIII. Neurologic Emergencies --
Organic Brain Syndrome / Rebecca R. Roberts --
Headache / E. John Gallagher and Adrienne J. Birnbaum --
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Clifton W. Callaway --
Cerebrovascular Disease / Phillip A. Scott --
Seizures / Peter Shearer and Andy Jagoda --
Transient Global Amnesia / Lauren Grossman and Richard M. Kaplan --
Peripheral Neuropathies / Phyllis A. Vallee and Christopher A. Lewandowski --
Bell's Palsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia / Lauren Grossman --
Myopathies and Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission / Sharad Pandit --
Demyelinating Disease / Adrienne J. Birnbaum --
Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders / Brendan R. Furlong --
SectionXIV. Psychiatric Emergencies --
Medical Clearance / Kerry B. Broderick and Carrie D. Mendoza --
Depression and Suicidal Ideation / Robert S. Hockberger and Matthew Smith --
Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attack / Douglas A. Rund, Phillip I. Bialecki, Radu V. Saveanu and Anna Kate Corbin --
The Agitated or Violent Patient / Katherine Bakes and Vincent J. Markovchick --
Factitious Illness, Malingering, and Conversion Disorder / Jeffrey Dubin and Mark Smith --
Bereavement and Grief Reactions / Kenneth V. Iserson --
SectionXV. Dermatologic Emergencies --
Life-Threatening Dermatoses / Alan T. Forstater and Kenneth J. Neuberger --
Papulosquamous Eruptions / John J. Kelly and Mark Spektor --
Blistering Disorders / Lisa R. Palivos --
Purpuric Eruptions / Steven C. Hartsell and Steven M. Joyce --
Urticaria / Theodore A. Christopher, Richard Bruno and Joseph D. Kim --
SectionXVI. Allergic and Immunologic Emergencies --
Anaphylaxis / David N. Zull --
Angioedema / Susan Mumm Fitzgerald and Eric R. Snoey --
Drug Allergy and Other Drug Reactions / Donna Kinser --
Multisystem Autoimmune Disease / Theodore I. Benzer and Laurie Vande Krol --
SectionXVII. Infectious Disease Emergencies --
Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock / Nathan I. Shapiro, Stephen Trzeciak, J. Stephan Stapczynski --
Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections / Alexander T. Trott --
Tetanus / Daniel T. Wu A. Meningitis and Encephalitis / Richard M. Kaplan B. Brain Abscess / E. Bradshaw Bunney --
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Christine Anderegg and Diane M. Birnbaumer --
Lyme Disease / Edward B. Bolgiano and Robert A. Barish --
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Michael A. Gibbs --
Other Tick-Borne Diseases / Ann P. Nguyen --
Tuberculosis / Gregory J. Moran and David A. Talan --
Infectious Mononucleosis / David Anthony Jerrard --
Influenza / Jonathan S. Olshaker --
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Related Disorders / Richard E. Rothman, Samuel Yang and Catherine A. Marco --
Toxic Shock Syndromes / Michelle J. Canham and Frederick M. Schiavone --
Parasitic Disease / Keith T. Borg and Richard J. Ryan --
Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in the Health-Care Worker / Peter E. Sokolove --
SectionXVIII. Hematologic/Oncologic Emergencies --
Bleeding Disorders / Kathleen C. Hubbell --
Antithrombotic Therapy and its Complications / John Bailitz --
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and / Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Kathleen C. Hubbell --
Sickle Cell Disease / Donald M. Yealy and Michele L. Dorfsman --
Anemia / Louis S. Binder and George S. Kim --
Transfusion Reactions and Complications / Gregory W. Hendey --
The Cancer Patient in the Emergency Department / Austen Chai. Section XIX Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies --
Acid-Base Disturbances / Robert Shesser and Tina Rosenbaum --
Diabetes Mellitus / Scott R. Votey and Anne L. Peters Harmel --
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Robert A. Schwab and Michelle Marsala --
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Coma / Michael E. Chansky and Renee L. Riggs --
Hypoglycemia / Scott R. Votey and Anne L. Peters Harmel --
Thyroid Emergencies / Scott C. Sherman --
Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders / Christine A. Kletti and Clare T. Sercombe --
Disorders of Sodium and Water Metabolism / Sandra A. Craig --
Disorders of Potassium Metabolism / Robert G. Buckley --
Disorders of Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Metabolism / LCDR John W. Love and CDR Robert G. Buckley --
Rhabdomyolysis / Mark T. Steele --
SectionXX Trauma / Part --
General Considerations --
General Principles of Trauma / Eric Legome and Peter Rosen --
Trauma Airway Management / Kevin R. Ward --
Traumatic Shock / Christopher B. Colwell --
Wound Management / Judd E. Hollander and Adam J. Singer / Part --
Specific Injuries --
Head Injuries / Pierre Borczuk and Steven H. Thomas --
Maxillofacial Injury / Jayne MacLaughlin and Stephen A. Coluciello --
Dental Injuries / Kip Benko --
Eye Trauma / Kevin J. Knoop and William R. Dennis --
Blunt Neck Trauma / Edward Ullman --
Penetrating Neck Trauma / Andrew L. Knaut and John L. Kendall --
Cervical Spine Fractures / William R. Mower, Jerome R. Hoffman and S.V. Mahadevan --
Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures / Amy Kaji and Robert S. Hockberger --
Spinal Cord Injuries / Brian D. Mahoney --
Blunt Chest Trauma / Vincent J. Markovchick --
Penetrating Chest Trauma / Lee W. Shockley --
Blunt Abdominal Trauma / Eric Legome and William Goldberg --
Penetrating Abdominal Trauma / Jennifer L. Isenhour and John A. Marx --
Genitourinary Trauma / Carrie D. Tibbles --
Peripheral Vascular Injuries / Peter T. Pons / Part --
Orthopedic Trauma --
Approach to Musculoskeletal Injuries / Andrew D. Perron --
Shoulder Injuries / Jeffrey Schaider and Robert R. Simon --
Elbow Injuries / Andrew D. Perron --
Wrist and Forearm Injuries / Joel Kravitz and Carl R. Chudnofsky --
Hand Injuries / Kenneth Jackimczyk, Suzanne Moore Shepherd, and Paul Blackburn --
Pelvic Fractures / Michael A. Gibbs and Carrie D. Tibbles --
Hip and Femur Injuries / Norberto Adame, Jr. and Timothy Seay --
Knee Injuries / John E. Gough and Luis E. Rodriguez --
Ankle and Foot Injuries / Kaushal Shah / Part --
Special Considerations --
Burns / Luis H. Haro, Steve Miller and Wyatt W. Decker --
Replantation / James L. Larson --
Acute Compartment Syndrome / John A. Siefert --
Ballistics and Blast Injuries / Leon D. Sanchez --
Hanging and Strangulation Injuries / Leon D. Sanchez and Richard Wolfe --
Trauma in Pregnancy / Susan B. Promes and Charles J. Gerardo --
Trauma in the Elderly / Shahram Loftipour and Federico E. Vaca --
SectionXXI. Pediatrics --
General Approach to the Pediatric Emergency Patient / Robert A. Wiebe / Part --
Resuscitation --
Newborn Resuscitation / Rodney B. Boychuk --
Pediatric Resuscitation / John A. Brennan and Neil Schamban --
Rapid-Sequence Induction in Children / Robert C. Luten and Stephen Andy Godwin --
Shock and Vascular Access in Children / Tonia J. Brousseau / Part --
Pediatric Trauma --
General Approach to Pediatric Trauma / Rick C. Place and Thom A. Mayer --
Head Trauma / Dee Hodge, III and Kimberly S. Quayle --
Evaluation of the Cervical Spine / Jeffrey R. Avner --
Chest and Abdominal Trauma / Christine E. Koerner and Brent R. King --
Fractures and Sports Injuries / Christopher S. Kennedy and Robert D. Yniguez / Part --
Chief Complaints --
Abdominal Pain / Loren G. Yamamoto --
Altered Mental Status / S. Margaret Paik and Mark A. Hostetler --
Apnea and Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTE) / Ghazala Q. Sharieff --
Ataxia / Peter S. Auerbach and Erin E. Endom --
Chest Pain / Steve M. Selbst --
Constipation / Elisa Alter Zenni --
Crying, Fussy Infant / Naghma S. Khan --
Dehydration / Todd Wylie --
Diarrhea / James E. Colletti --
Failure to Thrive / Robert E. Sapien --
Fever of Acute Onset / Maureen D. McCollough and David A. Talan --
Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Michael Gayle and Niranjan Kissoon --
Headache / Laurie J. Burton and Harold K. Simon --
Heart Murmurs / Steven Baldwin and Annalise Sorrentino --
Hematuria / Lina Abujamra and Madeline Matar Joseph --
Limp / Jonathan I. Singer --
Respiratory Distress / Richard Cantor and Bruce Quinn --
Seizures / Craig R. Warden and Christopher S. Kennedy --
Pediatric Syncope / Sharon E. Mace --
Vomiting / Ronald A. Furnival / Part --
Specific Diseases --
Abuse: Sexual / J.M. Whitworth --
Abuse and Neglect: Physical / J.M. Whitworth --
Appendicitis / Maureen D. McCollough --
Asthma / Jeffrey F. Linzer --
Bronchiolitis / Kathy Shaw --
Soft Tissue Infections in Children / Christopher S. Kennedy and Mary E. Moffatt --
Congenital Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, and Other Cardiac Presentations / Ann M. Dietrich and Leslie Mihalov --
Croup and Other Airway Disorders / Timothy G. Givens --
Dermatologic Disorders / Atima Chumpa Delaney --
Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children / Timothy G. Givens --
Ear Infections / Noel S. Zuckerbraun and Robert W. Hickey --
Eye Disorders / Janet G. Alteveer and Kathryn McCans --
Foreign Bodies / Lance Brown --
Genitourinary Disorders / Brianna Enriquez and Marianne Gausche-Hill --
Glomerulonephritis and the Nephrotic Syndrome / Kathy Monroe and Annalise Sorrentino --
Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Ronald Ferdman and Jeffrey F. Linzer --
Immunizations / Marla J. Friedman and Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey --
Intussusception / Jonathan I. Singer --
Kawasaki Disease / James A. Wilde --
Lymphadentitis and Neck Masses / Sabiha Hussain and Mobeen H. Rathore --
Meningitis and Encephalitis / James A. Wilde --
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders / Kenneth T. Kwon --
Newborn Problems / Robert D. Kregenow and David M. Jaffe --
Nursemaid's Elbow / Cynthia C. Hoecker --
Osgood-Schlatter Disease / Todd Wylie --
Pertussis / Roger M. Barkin --
Pharyngitis and Rheumatic Fever / Martha S. Wright --
Pneumonia / Ian McCaslin and David Schaeffer --
Psychosocial and Behavioral Emergencies / Cynthia Jacobstein and Jill M. Baren --
Pyloric Stenosis / Ronald A. Furnival --
Sickle Cell Disease in the Pediatric Patient / Cynthia Gauger and Paul Pitel --
Sinusitis / Kelli A. Maiers and Daniel J. Isaacman --
Torticollis / Gregory G. Gaar --
Urinary Tract Infections in Children / Kathleen Brown --
Ventricular Shunt Problems / Erin Doherty Phrampus and Christopher King / Part --
Administrative and Clinical Issues --
Pediatric Sedation and Pain Management / William F. Coombs --
Dealing with Death or Catastrophic Illness / Phyllis L. Hendry and Mardi Steere. SectionXXII. Toxicology / Part --
General Considerations --
Approach to the Poisoned Patient / Christopher H. Linden and William A. Watson --
Gastrointestinal Decontamination / Joshua G. Schier and Robert S. Hoffman / Part --
Alcohol-Related Agents and Conditions --
Ethanol / Tri C. Tong and Binh T. Ly --
Ethylene Glycol / Michael Joseph Burns --
Methanol / Dag Jacobsen --
Isopropanol, Acetone, and Other Glycols / Jeffrey R. Suchard --
Alcoholic Ketoacidosis / Sage W. Wiener and Robert S. Hoffman --
Alcohol Withdrawal / Mark Su --
Other Complications of Chronic Ethanol Abuse / Cynthia K. Aaron and Ivan E. Liang / Part --
Analgesics and Related Conditions --
Acetaminophen / Jeffrey Brent and Robert Palmer --
Ergot Alkaloids / Leslie S. Carroll and Steven Guillen --
Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs / Marco L.A. Sivilotti --
Opioids / Brent Furbee and William H. Dribben --
Salicylates / Christopher H. Linden --
Complications of Injection Drug Use / James A. Feldman, Michael K. Tibbles and Susan S. Fish / Part --
Anticonvulsants and Sedative-Hypnotics --
Barbiturates / Beth H. Manning --
Benzodiazepines / Thomas R. Carracio, Howard C. Mofenson and Robin B. McFee --
Carbamazepine / Marco L.A. Sivilotti --
Gamma Hydroxybutyrate / Ilene B. Anderson and Jo Ellen Dyer --
Muscle Relaxants and Other Sedative-Hypnotic Agents / Barbara Insley Crouch and Fred M. Henretig --
Phenytoin / Thomas E. Kearney --
Valproic Acid / Gregory G. Gaar --
Other Anticonvulsants / Walter H. Mullen / Part --
Anti-Infective Agents and Biocides --
Antimalarial Drugs / Timothy E. Albertson, Kathy Marquardt, Judith A. Alsop --
Herbicides / Christopher H. Linden and William J. Lewander --
Isoniazid / Alan D. Woolf --
Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticides / Jeanmarie Perrone --
Nicotine, Pyrethrin, and Organochlorine Insecticides / William K. Chiang and Richard Y. Wang --
Rodenticides / Richard D. Shih and Robert S. Hoffman / Part --
Cardiovascular Drugs --
Antidysrhythmic Drugs and Local Anesthetics / S. Rutherford Rose and James E. Cisek --
Centrally Acting Antihypertensive Agents / James R. Roberts and Rachel Haroz --
Beta Blockers / Fermin Barrueto, Jr. --
Calcium Channel Antagonists / Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer and G. Randall Bond --
Cardiac Glycosides / John S. Kashani and Richard D. Gerkin / Part --
Chemicals, Gases, and Metabolic Poisons --
Arsenic and Mercury / Jay L. Schauben --
Carbon Monoxide / Kent R. Olson --
Corrosives and Chemical Burns / Larissa I. Velez and Colin S. Goto --
Cyanide Poisoning / Alan H. Hall --
Fluoride and Hydrofluoric Acid / Kennon Heard --
Hydrocarbons / Sophia Dyer --
Hydrogen Sulfide / Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer --
Iron / Jeffrey R. Suchard and Steven C. Curry --
Irritant Gas Inhalation / Philip A. Edelman --
Lead / Steven M. Marcus --
Methemoglobinemia / David A. Tanen and Michael J. Matteucci --
Smoke Inhalation / Heather Long / Part --
Psychotherapeutic Agents and Related Conditions --
Neuroleptics / Christopher H. Linden --
Cyclic Antidepressants / Keith K. Burkhart --
Dystonic Reactions / Anthony S. Manoguerra --
Lithium / Kenneth W. Kulig --
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Michael Joseph Burns --
Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors / Andis Graudins / Part --
Stimulants and Hallucinogens --
Anticholinergic Agents / Andis Graudins --
Cocaine / Richard D. Shih and Judd E. Hollander --
Hallucinogens / Howard A. Greller and Lewis S. Nelson --
Methylxanthines / Pierre Gaudreault --
Phencyclidine and Ketamine / Cyrus Rangan --
Sympathomimetics / Christine Haller --
Thyroid Hormones / Milton Tenenbein / Part --
Miscellaneous Agents and Conditions --
Biological Warfare Agents / Jeffrey R. Suchard --
Chemical Warfare Agents / Michael J. Burns and Christopher H. Linden --
Complications of Parenteral Drug Therapy / Jennifer A. Oman and Scott E. Rudkin --
Drug Withdrawal Syndromes / Paul M. Wax --
Food Poisoning / Marc C. Restuccia --
Botulism / Adhi N. Sharma --
Oral Hypoglycemic Agents / Matthew J. Hunt and Jeffrey R. Suchard --
Mushrooms / Brandon Wills and Steven E. Aks --
Plant Poisoning / Judith A. Alsop and Timothy E. Albertson --
Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medications / Richard J. Geller --
Seafood Toxins / Robert P. Dowsett --
Vitamins / Richard J. Geller --
SectionXXIII. Environmental Emergencies / Part --
Physical vs. Biological Agents --
Hypothermia / Andrew K. Chang --
Cold-Induced Tissue Injuries / Joseph M. Weber and Scott C. Sherman --
Heat-Related Illness / Eric W. Schmidt and Constance G. Nichols --
High-Altitude Illness / David M. Richardson --
Underwater and Diving Injuries / Brian K. Snyder --
Submersion Injuries / Gregory A. Volturo --
Electrical Injuries / Scott E. Rudkin and Jennifer A. Oman --
Lightning Injuries / David F.M. Brown --
Radiation Injuries / Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer / Part --
Bites and Envenomations --
Crotaline Snake Envenomation / Richard C. Dart and John B. Sullivan, Jr. --
Elapid Snake Envenomation / Richard C. Dart and John B. Sullivan, Jr. --
Hymenoptera Envenomation / Paul Francis Kolecki --
Marine Envenomations / Grant S. Lipman and Paul S. Auerbach --
Scorpion Envenomation / Jeffrey R. Suchard and Steven C. Curry --
Black Widow Spider Envenomation / Daniel E. Brooks --
Brown Recluse Spider Envenomation / Gary S. Wasserman --
Insect, Tick, Mite Bites and Infestations / Michael James Burns --
Mammal Bites and Associated Infections / Stephen J. Playe --
SectionXXIV. Administrative and Special Clinical Considerations / Part --
Prehospital Care --
Emergency Medical Services / Alexander P. Isakov, Marc C. Restuccia and Lawrence Mottley --
Air Medical Services / Theodore R. Delbridge --
Disaster Planning and Management / Jonathan L. Burstein / Part --
Patient Safety, Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Issues --
A. Errors and Patient Safety / Karen Cosby, John Vinen, Chris Beach, and Robert L Wears --
Ethical Issues / James G. Adams --
Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine / Howard A. Peth, Jr. --
Regulatory Issues / Jorge A. Martinez and Larry D. Weiss / Part --
Special Clinical Considerations --
Acute Pain Management / Steven Rosenzweig, Bernard Lopez and Daniel Mines --
Chronic Pain Syndromes / Michael A. Turturro and Paul M. Paris --
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia / Robert J. Vissers --
Interpersonal Violence / Debra Houry / Appendix A: Dermatomes / Christopher H. Linden / Appendix B: Length-Based Equipment Chart / Christopher H. Linden.