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Now in its ninth edition, the Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide is an indispensable resource for physicians, nurses, and paramedics. Thoroughly reviewed and updated by emergency medicine experts Paula Derr and Michael McEvoy, it consolidates critical information from desk references into a convenient 3" x 5" pocket-size format that emergency professionals can take anywhere. The Ninth Edition includes the following updates: Revised and updated content to reflect the most current guideline and medication dosage recommendationsNew sections on troubleshooting ICDs, Mechanical Circulatory Support, resuscitation team dynamics, and vascular access devicesEnhanced information on pacemakersNew content on I-gel supraglottic airwayEnhanced information on noninvasive ventilationNew details on neuromonitoringUpdated content on pediatric medications to reflect best practice recommendationsCompletely revised Emergency Medications chapter to include dozens of new medications and pediatric dosingNew content on Ebola, monkeypox, and COVID-19Completely revised trauma triage algorithm to reflect 2022 recommendationsCompletely revised Poisoning chapter, adding GHB, beta-blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, Jimson weed, khat, LSD, and mushroomsUpdated Lab Values chapter to include procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, high-sensitivity troponin, BNP, and D-dimer values and interpretationCompletely revised Prescription Drugs chapter to reflect hundreds of brand-name and generic drugs © 2025 | 264 pages