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Synopsis of pediatric emergency medicine
Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Editors: Gary R. Fleisher, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Harvard University; Stephen Ludwig, MD, FAAP, University of Pennsylvania; Benjamin K. Silverman, MD, University of Pennsylvania Williams & Wilkins, 1996, $49.95 Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 0683032615. NLM: WS 200 S992. LCCN: RJ370.S97. LC: 94-39410. Country of Origin: United States. Textbook, no references, 97 chapters, 938 pages, 92 contributors, 7 x IO inch trim size, soft cover. Descriptive Notes: The book contains black and white illustrations. The contributors represent the specialties of pediatric emergency medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics, anesthesiology, cardiology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, neurology, rheumatology, and endocrinology. Institutions prominently represented include Harvard, University of Cincinnati, University of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Medical College, and University of Utah.
Reviewer’s Expert Opinion Description: This first edition of a nearly comprehensive textbook of pediatric emergency medicine focuses primarily on diagnosis and treatment. Purpose: The goal is to provide a user-friendly text to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of pediatric emergencies at the patient’s bedside. This book is meant to supplement, not replace, the authors’ Textbookof Pediatric EmergencyMedicine, a worthwhile objective because many large textbooks are too unwieldy to be carried to the bedside. This book indeed is portable and easy to read. Audience: The authors recommend this book primarily to medical students and emergency medicine residents, as well as practitioners. Emergency medicine residents will appreciate this book’s focus on diagnosis and treatment. Medical students may yearn for more information on epidemiology and pathophysiology. Practitioners should rely on the definitive textbook. The authors are well-regarded authorities on pediatric emer-
gency medicine because they are emergency department directors at two of the nation’s top children’s hospitals and authors of the aforementioned textbook. Features: This book provides several useful tables and illustrations, especially in the procedure section. It contains many chapters titled by symptom, which aids in making a quick diagnosis. The index is detailed, easy to use, and even notes if a citation refers to text, table, or figure. Assessment: This is a useful, easy-to-usebook. Although the entire contents and more are available in the complete Textbook,this book is more portable and therefore more likely be chosen by residents and students who can read it at work, as well as at home. The focus on diagnosis and treatment facilitates information gathering. The authors could improve the section on cardiac emergencies to include more detail on neonatal emergencies and brief pathophysiology. Reviewer: Jeff Dubin, MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Mosby’s Emergency and Flight Nursing Review, 2nd Edition Editor: Renee Semonin Holleran, RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, University of Cincinnati Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 1996, $32.95 Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 0815142269. NLM: WY 18.2 H7375. LCCN: RTI 20.E4H65. LC: 9521393. Country of Origin: United States, Examination questions and appendixes included, no references, 30 chapters, 520 pages, 9 contributors, 7.5 x 9.25 inch trim size, soft cover. Descriptive Notes: The book contains black and white illustrations. The contributors are flight and emergency nurses from University of Cincinnati, University of California at San Diego, and University of California at Davis.
Reviewer’s Expert Opinion Description: This emergency and flight nursing review book contains various case studies, review questions, and answers. This is the second edition of this book, previously published in 1992. Purpose: The book provides a resource tool for nurses preparing for the emergency nursing certification (CEN) or flight nursing certification (CFRN) examination. Audience: The text is intended for nurses practicing in the specialty areas of emergency or flight nursing and provides them with a comprehensive review of a variety of emergencies including pathophysiologic, pharmacologic, and psychosocialaspects. 58
Features: The book is well organized and easy to access.Each chapter includes a review outline, introduction, review questions and answers, and references. It also includes age-related characteristics relevant to nursing practice. Assessment This is an excellent study tool for nurses preparing for the CEN or CFRN examinations. It provides the most current information available in the specialty areas of emergency and flight nursing. This new edition includes additional chapters related to flight physiology and safety, as well as information related to flight and prehospital care. Reviewer: Virginia M. Cracker, RN, MS, Yale New Haven Hospital April-June
1997
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Editors: Gary R. Fleisher, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Harvard University; Stephen Ludwig, MD, FAAP, University of Pennsylvania; Benjamin K. Silverman, MD, University of Pennsylvania Williams & Wilkins, 1996, $49.95 Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 0683032615. NLM: WS 200 S992. LCCN: RJ370.S97. LC: 94-39410. Country of Origin: United States. Textbook, no references, 97 chapters, 938 pages, 92 contributors, 7 x IO inch trim size, soft cover. Descriptive Notes: The book contains black and white illustrations. The contributors represent the specialties of pediatric emergency medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics, anesthesiology, cardiology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, neurology, rheumatology, and endocrinology. Institutions prominently represented include Harvard, University of Cincinnati, University of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Medical College, and University of Utah.
Reviewer’s Expert Opinion Description: This first edition of a nearly comprehensive textbook of pediatric emergency medicine focuses primarily on diagnosis and treatment. Purpose: The goal is to provide a user-friendly text to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of pediatric emergencies at the patient’s bedside. This book is meant to supplement, not replace, the authors’ Textbookof Pediatric EmergencyMedicine, a worthwhile objective because many large textbooks are too unwieldy to be carried to the bedside. This book indeed is portable and easy to read. Audience: The authors recommend this book primarily to medical students and emergency medicine residents, as well as practitioners. Emergency medicine residents will appreciate this book’s focus on diagnosis and treatment. Medical students may yearn for more information on epidemiology and pathophysiology. Practitioners should rely on the definitive textbook. The authors are well-regarded authorities on pediatric emer-
gency medicine because they are emergency department directors at two of the nation’s top children’s hospitals and authors of the aforementioned textbook. Features: This book provides several useful tables and illustrations, especially in the procedure section. It contains many chapters titled by symptom, which aids in making a quick diagnosis. The index is detailed, easy to use, and even notes if a citation refers to text, table, or figure. Assessment: This is a useful, easy-to-usebook. Although the entire contents and more are available in the complete Textbook,this book is more portable and therefore more likely be chosen by residents and students who can read it at work, as well as at home. The focus on diagnosis and treatment facilitates information gathering. The authors could improve the section on cardiac emergencies to include more detail on neonatal emergencies and brief pathophysiology. Reviewer: Jeff Dubin, MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Mosby’s Emergency and Flight Nursing Review, 2nd Edition Editor: Renee Semonin Holleran, RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, University of Cincinnati Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 1996, $32.95 Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 0815142269. NLM: WY 18.2 H7375. LCCN: RTI 20.E4H65. LC: 9521393. Country of Origin: United States, Examination questions and appendixes included, no references, 30 chapters, 520 pages, 9 contributors, 7.5 x 9.25 inch trim size, soft cover. Descriptive Notes: The book contains black and white illustrations. The contributors are flight and emergency nurses from University of Cincinnati, University of California at San Diego, and University of California at Davis.
Reviewer’s Expert Opinion Description: This emergency and flight nursing review book contains various case studies, review questions, and answers. This is the second edition of this book, previously published in 1992. Purpose: The book provides a resource tool for nurses preparing for the emergency nursing certification (CEN) or flight nursing certification (CFRN) examination. Audience: The text is intended for nurses practicing in the specialty areas of emergency or flight nursing and provides them with a comprehensive review of a variety of emergencies including pathophysiologic, pharmacologic, and psychosocialaspects. 58
Features: The book is well organized and easy to access.Each chapter includes a review outline, introduction, review questions and answers, and references. It also includes age-related characteristics relevant to nursing practice. Assessment This is an excellent study tool for nurses preparing for the CEN or CFRN examinations. It provides the most current information available in the specialty areas of emergency and flight nursing. This new edition includes additional chapters related to flight physiology and safety, as well as information related to flight and prehospital care. Reviewer: Virginia M. Cracker, RN, MS, Yale New Haven Hospital April-June
1997
16:2
Air Medical
Journal