PART 1. EMERGENCY PREPARATION
1. Introduction
2. The Emergency Kit
3. Vital Signs and Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency
4. Oxygen Administration
PART 2. NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES
5. Syncope
6. Shock
7. Hyperventilation
8. Seizure Disorders
9. Cerebrovascular Accident
PART 3. CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
10. Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction
11. Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema
12. Cardiac Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Malfunction
PART 4. RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES
13. Asthma
14. Obstructed Airway, Aspiration or Ingestion of a Foreign Object
15. Allergic Reactions
PART 5. ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES
16. Diabetes-Related Emergencies
17. Adrenal Insufficiency and Crisis
18. Thyroid Emergencies
PART 6. BLEEDING EMERGENCIES
19. Epistaxis
20. Excessive Bleeding Following an Extraction
PART 7. OTHER EMERGENCIES
21. Intraocular Foreign Body
22. Broken Instrument Tip
23. Drug Overdose and Toxicity
Appendix. Medical Emergencies at a Glance
Glossary
Index