Emergency Department Technicians (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.

Chapter 1: The Role of the Hospital ED and the Speciality of Emergency Medicine

Chapter 2: The Organization of the Hospital and the ED

Chapter 3: Medical Terminology

Chapter 4: Nursing, MDs, and ED Techs: Teamwork and Communication

Chapter 5: ED Flow and Patient Assessment

Chapter 6: Point of care testing

Chapter 7: Cardiology and ECG;s

Chapter 8 : Respiratory Care

Chapter 9: Abdominal and Genitourinary Issues

Chapter 10: Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Issues

Chapter 11: Stroke

Chapter 12: Vascular Access

Chapter 13: Sonographic Vascular Access

Chapter 14: Wound Care

Chapter 15 Musculoskeletal Injuries

Chapter 16: Splinting

Chapter 17: The Major Trauma Patient

Chapter 18: Behavioural Health and Toxicologic Emergencies

Chapter 19: Case Studies in Emergency Triage