Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, 8th Edition

• Covers the latest equipment, devices, drug therapies, and techniques you need to know for the effective practice of emergency medicine and acute care
• Includes Procedure Boxes that depict entire procedures at a glance, functioning as a mini-atlas that allows you to quickly grasp how to perform a procedure
• Contains more than 3,500 images, including new color photographs, Ultrasound Boxes, and new algorithms
• Covers hot topics such as evaluation of patients with implantable devices, management of patients with cardiac assist devices, and care of patients after cosmetic procedures, as well as procedures performed by acute care practitioners such as sedation of the agitated patient, alternate methods of drug delivery, and common errors and complications in the acute care setting
• Includes over 250 video clips (many new to this edition) demonstrating key procedures and techniques
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

1. Vital Signs and Patient Monitoring Techniques
2. Respiratory Procedures
3. Cardiac Procedures
4. Vascular Techniques and Volume Support
5. Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques
6. Soft Tissue Procedures
7. Gastrointestinal Procedures
8. Musculoskeletal Procedures
9. Genitourinary, Obstetric, and Gynecologic Procedures
10. Neurologic Procedures
11. Ophthalmologic, Otolaryngologic, and Dental Procedures
12. Special Procedures