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Helps You Master The Clinical And Technical Skills Required To Perform The Full Range Of Procedures In An Emergency Or Acute Care Setting. This Title Includes Techniques That Expand Your Understanding Of Emergency Medicine Procedures And - Your Ability To Deliver Positive Patient Outcomes. Section 1. Introductory Chapters -- Chapter 1. Informed Consent For Procedures In The Emergency Department -- Chapter 2. Aseptic Technique -- Chapter 3. Basic Principles Of Ultrasonography -- Chapter 4. Ultrasound-assisted Procedures -- Chapter 5. Trauma Ultrasound: The Fast Exam -- Section 2. Respiratory Procedures -- Chapter 6. Essential Anatomy Of The Airway -- Chapter 7. Basic Airway Management -- Chapter 8. Pharmacologic Adjuncts To Intubation -- Chapter 9. Endotracheal Medication Administration -- Chapter 10. Rapid Sequence Induction -- Chapter 11. Orotracheal Intubation -- Chapter 12. Confirmation Of Endotracheal Intubation -- Chapter 13. Video-assisted Orotracheal Intubation Devices -- Chapter 14. Fiberoptic-assisted Orotracheal Intubation Devices -- Chapter 15. Endotracheal Tube Intubating Introducers And Bougies -- Chapter 16. Digital (tactile) Orotracheal Intubation -- Chapter 17. Lighted Stylet Intubation -- Chapter 18. Supraglottic Airway Devices --^ Chapter 19. Laryngeal Mask Airways -- Chapter 20. Double Lumen Airway Tube Intubation -- Chapter 21. Fiberoptic Endoscopic Intubation -- Chapter 22. Nasotracheal Intubation -- Chapter 23. Retrograde Guidewire Intubation -- Chapter 24. Percutaneous Transtracheal Jet Ventilation -- Chapter 25. Cricothyroidotomy -- Chapter 26. Tracheostomy -- Chapter 27. Tracheostomy Care -- Chapter 28. Transtracheal Aspiration -- Section 3. Cardiothoracic Procedures -- Chapter 29. Cardiac Ultrasound -- Chapter 30. Cardioversion And Defibrillation -- Chapter 31. Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing -- Chapter 32. Transthoracic Cardiac Pacing -- Chapter 33. Transvenous Cardiac Pacing -- Chapter 34. Pacemaker Assessment -- Chapter 35. Automatic Impla