Description
Book SynopsisMedical professionals in the operating room must regularly practice emergencies to improve patient safety and fulfil regulations. Endorsed by the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, this practical manual covers clinical and non-medical emergencies in the form of scripted drills with expected actions, followed by educational material for debriefing.
Trade Review'… this manual offers a quick, easy, and inexpensive approach to developing drills in any institution with a surgical center. Furthermore, we also think that the useful content and realistic structure of these scenarios can serve as a blueprint to develop mock oral exams for anesthesiology residents in training.' Vicente Behrens and Jason Wigley, Anesthesia and Analgesia
Table of ContentsList of contributors; Preface; Glossary; 1. Cardiac arrest: acute coronary syndrome Amir Shbeeb and Catherine Schulz; 2. Reversible causes of cardiac arrest Steven Butz; 3. Malignant hyperthermia Fatima Ahmad; 4. Delayed emergence Claude Abdallah; 5. Recovery room issues Rose Campise-Luther; 6. Acute pulmonary embolism Shyamal Asher and David M. Dickerson; 7. Difficult airway Connie K. Tran and Sonal N. Zambare; 8. Local anesthetic systemic toxicity Niraja Rajan and Steven Butz; 9. Violence in the workplace: an active shooter in an ASC Deborah S. Lowery; 10. Emergency preparedness and evacuation in an ASC Niraja Rajan and Deborah S. Lowery; Index.
