Authors: Amal Mattu MD, Arjun S. Chanmugam MD MBA, Stuart P. Swadron MD FRCP(C) FACEP, Dale Woolridge MD PhD, Michael Winters Find out how to treat over 100 different conditions from splinters and sprained ankles to unresponsive casualties, and how to use essential equipment The rumor has never proven true, from what I can tell. Maybe it’s a ploy by someone with a few first editions to try and rarify it and drive up the value. Although I can’t personally prove it either way, I have to believe that someone who found it wouldn’t be against providing photographic or textual evidence. But it’s kind of a cool rumor anyway. Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine– Best Pediatric Emergency Medicine Book Very enjoyable book- Strauss is a great writer and it was interesting to meet him at his DC book singing. It definitely motivated me to follow up on some of the things he mentions- I got now involved with the Fairfax Reserve Medical Corps as a volunteer coordinator. In addition to the benefit of public service, the fringe benefits you receive from getting involved are true and even more significant in real life.

Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine, a stalwart in the annals of Emergency Medicine books, in an excellent value when considering the Emergency Medicine reference books out there. Consistent with prior editions, Tinitalli’s delivers concise yet thorough knowledge across a wide range of Emergency Medicine topics. We asked ourselves these questions to help us filter all of the options out there before spending our hard earned money buying:1. Who are the principal authors and editors? The first half of the book is quite annoying. The author goes on a fair bit about many of the problems that America has and why it's a target of hatred for so many around the world. That understanding leads him to dedicate his entire life to getting ready to escape the US WTSHTF. What experience and history teach is this - that peoples and governments have never learned anything from history." - Hegel In disease-focused Emergency Medicine books, details about emergency conditions are organized around a disease process. The underlying assumption made in these books is that one has been able to achieve a likely diagnosis on a case and now the text will go into different aspects of the disease process (in varying levels of detail, depending on the book).This is another widely recommended authoritative text on emergency medicine. The current edition is published in two volumes — a warning sign that this textbook isn’t for someone who merely wants to scratch the subject of emergency medicine on the surface. If you’re looking for a book that explains emergency medical care with clarity, authority, and comprehensiveness, then you won’t go wrong with this. If you are currently looking for an Emergency Medicine book, you probably would agree with this statement: As its name implies, this textbook is an instant guide to current practices in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of emergency cases. If you’re looking for a text that isn’t as voluminous as the two above, and yet more detailed than the handbooks reviewed below, then this book is your best bet.

There is not a good answer to this. The pace of innovation and adoption of new Emergency Medicine practices is slow for most practitioners given the risks and potential downside involved and, to some extent, practices are not adopted until more cavalier practitioners have refined and discussed new protocols. The Value of Emergency Medicine BooksChief complaint Emergency Medicine books have some similarities to disease-focused ones but take a different approach. Arguably, these books are more practical for anyone working in the ED pit as they are laid out in a way that is much more aligned with an Emergency Medicine provider’s daily experience. These Emergency Medicine books start with a patient’s chief complaint and work through the decision points that present themselves during the course of working up the patient. Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department can feel like it is just rehashing EBM guidelines instead of providing new insights. The writing style is good. Neil Strauss has a way of writing that pulls you through just about whatever he’s covering. However, if you’re looking for a good book about survivalists, becoming a survivalist, or some kind of survivalist manual, look somewhere else.