Emergency Department Technician (EDTs) play a vital role in actively supporting the medical team in today’s hospitals, and the role continues to expand in light of staffing shortages and increased emergency department volumes. The Emergency Department Technician Handbook is a reliable, comprehensive resource in this increasingly important field, filling a timely need in EDT workforce development for both technicians and educators. Concise, readable text, along with high-quality clinical photos and a video library that depict procedures and patient positioning, make this new handbook a must-have resource in every emergency department.

• Provides quick, convenient access to practical guidance and everyday answers in an easy-to-read outline format.
• Discusses key topics such as patient flow and assessment in the ED, triage, and point-of-care testing.
• Advises on best practices for wound care, including cleansing, dressing, and splinting a wound as well as how to set up a suture tray and advanced wound care techniques.
• Covers essential imaging-based procedures, including the use of ultrasound-guided IV.
• Features a companion video library with a range of clips depicting how to perform procedures and patient examinations in real time.

Review

The information that every EDT in training or practice must know

Contents

۱. The Role of the Hospital Emergency Department and the Specialty of Emergency Medicine
۲. Emergency Department Organization and Flow
۳. Medical Terminology
۴. Teamwork and Communication
۵. Initial Emergency Department Patient Assessment
۶. Triage
۷. Point-of-Care Testing
۸. The Electrocardiogram and Cardiac Monitoring
۹. Cardiologic Emergencies
۱۰. Respiratory System Emergencies
۱۱. Abdominal and Genitourinary Problems
۱۲. Endocrinologic Emergencies
۱۳. Ear, Nose, and Throat and Ophthalmologic Emergencies
۱۴. Stroke and Neurologic Emergencies
۱۵. Vascular Access
۱۶. Ultrasound-Guided IV Access
۱۷. Wound Management
۱۸. Musculoskeletal Injuries
۱۹. Orthopedic Immobilization Techniques
۲۰. The Major Trauma Patient
۲۱. Behavioral Health and Toxicologic Emergencies
۲۲. Medical Ethics, the Law, and Cultural Competency
۲۳. Patient Transport
۲۴. Pediatrics
۲۵. Documentation
۲۶. Disasters and Mass Casualty Events
۲۷. Infection Control in the Emergency Department
۲۸. Case Studies in Emergency Triage
۲۹. Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Emergency Department

Video Contents

Transverse view with compression
Transverse view with Doppler
Out-of-plane insertion technique