"This book is a friendly, procedurally-focused resource that offers the necessary background information, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions for providing the safe and efficient treatment to patients in these care settings, to not only the novice but to experts in emergent and urgent care." -- Publisher.

Revision of: Essential procedures for practitioners in emergency, urgent, and primary care settings. 2011.

Machine generated contents note: UNIT I INTRODUCTION -- 1.The Basics of Patient Procedures: Standard Precautions, Infection Control, Patient Preparation, and Education / Theresa M. Campo -- 2.Consent, Documentation, and Reimbursement / Kathleen Bradbury-Golas -- UNIT II INTRODUCTION TO SONOGRAPHY -- 3.Overview of Sonography / Aubrey Rybyinski -- 4.Ultrasonography: Physics, Equipment, and Clinical Uses / Aubrey Rybyinski -- UNIT III PROCEDURES FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT -- 5.Procedures for Basic Airway Management and Foreign-Body Removal / Keith A. Lafferty -- 6.Advanced Airway Management / Keith A. Lafferty -- Video 6.1 Video-assisted laryngoscopy -- Video 6.2 Ultrasound of endotracheal tube in trachea upon twisting the tube -- Video 6.3 Simplicity of the video-assisted laryngoscopy -- UNIT IV INTRAVENOUS ACCESS -- 7.Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access / Theresa M. Campo -- Video 7.1 Locating a vessel -- 8.Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Access / Keith A. Lafferty. Note continued: Video 8.1 Central venous catheter insertion -- Video 8.2 Peripheral internal jugular insertion -- UNIT V MANAGING PAIN USING INJECTABLE ANESTHETICS -- 9.Anesthetic Agents and Procedures for Local and Field Infiltration / Keith A. Lafferty -- 10.Procedures for Performing Regional Anesthesia / Keith A. Lafferty -- 11.Procedures for Performing Digital Anesthesia / Keith A. Lafferty -- 12.Procedures for Performing Beir Anesthesia / Keith A. Lafferty -- 13.Procedures for Performing Auricular Anesthesia / Theresa M. Campo -- UNIT VI SKIN AND WOUND MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES -- 14.Overview of Wound Healing and Soft Tissue Ultrasound / Theresa M. Campo -- 15.Procedures for Managing Puncture Wounds / Theresa M. Campo -- 16.Procedures for Removing a Soft Tissue Foreign Body / Theresa M. Campo -- 17.Managing Animal and Human Bites / Theresa M. Campo -- 18.Procedures for Wound Closure / Theresa M. Campo -- Video 18.1 Simple interrupted suture. Note continued: Video 18.2 Continuous suture -- Video 18.3 Vertical mattress suture -- Video 18.4 Subcutaneous suture -- 19.Managing Minor Burns / Theresa M. Campo -- UNIT VII PROCEDURES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF NAIL AND NAIL BED INJURIES -- 20.Procedures for Managing Ingrown Toenails / Theresa M. Campo -- 21.Procedures for Treating Subungual Hematoma / Theresa M. Campo -- 22.Procedures for Managing Paronychia / Theresa M. Campo -- 23.Procedures for Treating Felons / Theresa M. Campo -- UNIT VIII INCISION AND DRAINAGE PROCEDURES -- 24.Abscess Overview and the Use of Sonography / Theresa M. Campo -- 25.Procedures for Incision and Drainage of Subcutaneous Abscess / Theresa M. Campo -- 26.Procedures for Managing Pilonidal Cyst/Abscess / Theresa M. Campo -- 27.Procedures for Managing Bartholin Abscess / Theresa M. Campo -- UNIT IX PROCEDURES FOR EXAMINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON EYE INJURIES -- 28.Eye Examination / Larry Isaacs -- 29.Managing Eye Injuries / Larry Isaacs. Note continued: 30.Ocular Ultrasound / Keith A. Lafferty -- Video 30.1 Horizontal and vertical eye scanning -- Video 30.2 Vitreous hemorrhage -- UNIT X PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING COMMON NASAL CONDITIONS -- 31.Procedures for Controlling Epistaxis / Larry Isaacs -- 32.Procedures for Removing Nasal Foreign Body / Larry Isaacs -- UNIT XI PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING COMMON EAR INJURIES -- 33.Procedures for Cerumen Removal / Theresa M. Campo -- 34.Procedures for Foreign-Body Removal From the Ear Canal and Lobe / Theresa M. Campo -- 35.Procedures for Managing an Auricular Hematoma / Theresa M. Campo -- UNIT XII PROCEDURES FOR EXAMINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON ORAL INJURIES -- 36.Dental Anatomy, Examination, and Anesthetics / Theresa M. Campo -- 37.Procedures for Managing Dental Injuries / Theresa M. Campo -- 38.Peritonsillar Abscess (Quinsy) / Theresa M. Campo -- 39.Reducing Mandibular Dislocations / Theresa M. Campo. Note continued: UNIT XIII PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND INJURIES -- 40.Procedures for Arthrocentesis / Keith A. Lafferty -- Video 40.1 Knee joint arthrocentesis, medial approach -- 41.Procedures for Therapeutic Joint Injection / Keith A. Lafferty -- 42.Procedures for Shoulder Dislocation / Keith A. Lafferty -- 43.Elbow Dislocation / Keith A. Lafferty -- Video 43.1 Prone method for posterior elbow reduction -- 44.Procedures for Digit Dislocation / Keith A. Lafferty -- 45.Procedures for Hip Dislocation / Keith A. Lafferty -- Video 45.1 Allis technique -- Video 45.2 Whistler technique -- 46.Procedures for Patella Dislocation / Keith A. Lafferty -- 47.Procedures for Managing Nursemaid's Elbow / Keith A. Lafferty -- 48.Procedures for Splinting of Extremities / Keith A. Lafferty -- UNIT XIV PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING COMMON GASTROINTESTINAL AND GENITOURINARY CONDITIONS -- 49.Procedures for Managing a Thrombosed Hemorrhoid / Keith A. Lafferty. Note continued: Video 49.1 Elliptical excision of thrombosed external hemorrhoid -- 50.Procedures for Treating a Hair Tourniquet / M. Bess Raulerson -- 51.Procedures for Treating Phimosis and Paraphimosis / M. Bess Raulerson -- 52.Suprapubic Catheter Care and Troubleshooting / M. Bess Raulerson -- 53.Procedures for Removal of Vaginal Foreign Body / Lee Ann Boyd -- UNIT XV MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES -- 54.Procedures for Performing Skin Biopsy / Joseph Hong -- 55.Procedures for Performing Lumbar Puncture / Keith A. Lafferty -- Video 55.1 Long-track local anesthesia -- Video 55.2 Lumbar puncture.