Emergency Medicine: Best Practices at CMC (EMAC)

Section 1:: Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1. Basic Life Support
2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Section 2:: Anaphylaxis, Shock and Airway
3. Anaphylaxis
4. Overview of Shock
5. Septic Shock
6. Airway Management
7. Respiratory Support
Section 3:: Fluid and Electrolytes
8. Fluid Therapy
9. Sodium
10. Potassium
11. Calcium
12. Magnesium
13. Acid-Base Abnormalities
Section 4:: Infectious Diseases
14. Antibiotic Protocol for Common Conditions
15. Dengue
16. Scrub Typhus
17. Malaria
18. Community-Acquired Pneumonia
19. Influenza and H1N1
20. Rabies
21. Food Poisoning and Acute Gastroenteritis
22. Urinary Tract Infections
23. Acute Central Nervous System Infections
24. Tetanus
25. Antibiotic Doses and Spectrum
Section 5:: Toxicology
26. General Measures
27. Drug Overdose
28. Insecticide Poisoning
29. Rodenticides
30. Plant Poisons
31. Snake Bites
32. Insect Envenomation
33. Substance Abuse
34. Miscellaneous
Section 6:: Cardiac Emergencies
35. Acute Coronary Syndromes
36. Hypertensive Emergencies
37. Pulmonary Edema
38. Atrial Fibrillation
39. Atrial Flutter
40. Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
41. Wide Complex Tachycardias
42. Valvular Emergencies
43. Basics of Electrocardiogram
Section 7:: Respiratory Emergencies
44. Bronchial Asthma
45. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
46. Pulmonary Embolism
47. Pneumothorax
48. Hemoptysis
Section 8:: Neurological Emergencies
49. Cerebrovascular Accidents
50. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
51. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
52. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
53. Hanging
54. Seizures
55. Headache
56. Bells Palsy
57. Acute Dystonia
58. MRI Stroke Protocol
Section 9:: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Emergencies
59. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
60. Acute Pancreatitis
61. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
62. Hepatic Encephalopathy
63. Acute Cholangitis
Section 10:: Hematological Emergencies
64. Anemia
65. Febrile Neutropenia
66. Acute Leukemia
67. Tumor Lysis Syndrome
68. Sickle Cell Crisis
69. Anticoagulants
70. Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
71. Hemophilia and von Willebrand Disease
72. Blood Products and Transfusion
Section 11:: Endocrine Emergencies
73. Thyrotoxic Crisis
74. Myxedema Coma
75. Adrenal Insufficiency
76. Diabetic Emergencies
77. Pheochromocytoma
Section 12:: Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies
78. Ectopic Pregnancy
79. Bleeding Per Vagina
80. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
81. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
82. Ovarian Torsion
83. Eclampsia
84. Postpartum Hemorrhage
Section 13:: ENT Emergencies
85. Epistaxis
86. Stridor
87. Vertigo and BPPV
88. Deep Neck Space Infections
Section 14:: Urological Emergencies
89. Nephrolithiasis
90. Torsion Testis
91. Epididymo-Orchitis
92. Phimosis and Paraphimosis
Section 15:: Surgical Emergencies
93. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
94. Duodenal Ulcer Perforation
95. Acute Appendicitis
96. Acute Cholecystitis
97. Intestinal Obstruction
98. Mesenteric Ischemia
99. Gas Gangrene
100. Nail Bed Emergencies
101. Anorectal Problems
102. Vascular Emergencies
Section 16:: Trauma
103. Early Management of Trauma
104. Hemorrhagic Shock
105. Head Injury
106. Maxillofacial Trauma
107. Thoracic Injuries
108. Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
109. Extremity Injuries
110. Wound Management
111. Scalp Lacerations
112. Compartment Syndrome
113. X-rays in Trauma
Section 17:: Pediatric Emergencies
114. Assessment of a Sick Child in the Emergency Department
115. Febrile Seizures
116. Acute Asthma and Status Asthmaticus
117. Acute Stridor and Epiglottitis
118. Pneumonia and Bronchiolitis
119. Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Externa
120. Acute Gastroenteritis
121. Drugs and Dosages in Pediatric Emergencies
Section 18:: Disaster Management
122. Mass Casualty Incidents
Section 19:: Medicolegal Cases
123. Medicolegal Cases
Section 20:: Triage
124. Triage Priorities
Section 21:: Miscellaneous
125. Heat-related Illnesses
126. Malignant Hyperthermia
127. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
128. Electrical Injuries
129. Burns
130. Drowning or Submersion Injuries
131. Alcohol-related Emergencies
132. Sudden Visual Loss
133. Acute Red Eye
134. Needlestick Injuries
135. Drugs in Pregnancy
136. Acute Arthritis
137. Procedural Sedation
Section 22:: Procedures
138. Nerve Blocks
139. Central Venous Access
140. Chest Tube Insertion
141. Intraosseous Line
142. Cricothyroidotomy
143. Pericardiocentesis
144. Pleural Tap
145. Ascitic Tap (Paracentesis)
Section 23:: Protocols
146. Intubation Protocol
147. Investigations Protocol
148. Protocol for Receiving Patients from Outpatient Department
149. Pain Protocol in the Emergency Department
150. Polytrauma/Trauma Team Activation Protocol
Index