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This article, the second of two parts, deals with the potentially disastrous situation in which either the patients airway presents a substantial challenge or standard intubation methods have failed.
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As the number of foreign-born individuals in the United States continues to grow, the emergency physician must be adept at handling the medical issues unique to this population.
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Thomson American Health Consultants offers the Hospital Handbook on Smallpox Vaccination, a facilitywide resource for the information you need about smallpox vaccination in most health care facilities.
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The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) is a bedside ultrasound examination used primarily by emergency physicians and trauma surgeons to identify free intraperitoneal, intrathoracic, or pericardial fluid. This article describes the sonographic acoustic windows and technique of the FAST examination.
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By implementing a national smallpox vaccination program on Dec. 13, 2002,1 President George W. Bush launched the first vaccination campaign undertaken in the interest of national security rather than public health.2 He also sparked public debate about a program that bears potential safety and risk implications for medical professionals, emergency personnel, and the public.
