Editorial Review:

This handy pocket-sized looseleaf reference contains the essential information that residents and medical students in the emergency department need to have at their fingertips. The first section covers 57 chief complaints in alphabetical order; other sections cover trauma, pediatric emergencies, environmental exposures, and airway management. Information is presented in concise, rapid-access format, with easy-to-scan bulleted lists and tables. Chapters follow a standard structure--history, classic findings, critical studies, ED interventions, pearls, and references. The six-ring binder can accommodate the student's or resident's own notes. Pocket Emergency Medicine is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media Products section for details.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Pocket ED (Series):

If there is one single pocketbook you want - maybe this is the one!
I loved its format, spiral is very handy for self-added slips too, and mostly-titles by differentials!!! Sort of revolutionary! But the downside is that those DDx's are somewhat too few (?).
The tables are good and meaningfull, but by the end of the day, to be honest, its still pocketsized textbook - a true pocket reference book of any speciality would be more in lines with what [...] offers or [...] ...

EASILY the best ER handbook:

Arranged by chief complaint, with instant access to the most pertinent information on workup and treatment.
There really is no comparable book in existence. I saw a recent review comparing it to 'Pocket Medicine'? There's no comparison. If you have a patient with chest pain, this book puts all the possible diagnoses in one section with the labs/imaging/physical exam tips that you need to decide which one is most likely...followed by the treatment. With 'Pocket Medicine' you'd have to jump from ACS, to... more info

A good basic reference, but lacks citations:

I am a military internist who bought this book prior to deployment to Iraq as a guide to teach my medics how to handle "ED fast lane" type complaints, and to remind me of some non-internal medicine complaints (eyes, gyn, etc) that I have not seen much of since medical school/intern year. I bought this as it was from the same series that my favorite IM pocket reference was from (Pocket Medicine). It is a good book in how it outlines things, but I was disappointed by the lack of references found in its Pocket... more info

Great Resource:

This is a great resource for ER practice. I am a Physician Assistant in a Baltimore Emergency Room and this is a great go to guide. Its a quick and easy reference that provides pertinent info and is straight to the point. Great Investment!!

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