Description There is no doubt that the practice of emergency medicine is characterized by intensity, targeted action, the ability to make immediate decisions, and effective management of difficult situations, which concern not only the patients and their environment but also the staff involved in the effort to revive the patients. This very medical and nursing staff working in the Emergency Department of a hospital is inevitably called upon to make these critical life-saving decisions for each patient under conditions of extreme pressure. To perform their duties in such a demanding clinical setting, both doctors and nurses must be able to immediately recognize life-threatening situations to address them effectively, as time is a powerful enemy in this effort. For this purpose, they need to quickly recall a large amount of knowledge and information, discern situations and pathological entities, and make the appropriate choices that ensure the patient's life. A valuable assistant for the proper exercise of clinical practice in this environment is the handbook by Sefrin and Schua, which has rightly received favorable comments from the global medical community and has been translated into numerous languages, as it is a practical and comprehensible manual that thousands of doctors refer to daily for dealing with emergencies worldwide. By delivering this handbook to Greek doctors, nurses, and rescuers, we express the belief that they will find in it a valuable ally in their daily struggle for the rescue and recovery of patients. Contents Preface v Preface to the 3rd Greek edition vii Addresses viii Contributors ix Abbreviations xi Origin of images xiii 1 Taking emergency measures 1 1.1 Examination of an emergency case 2 1.2 Resuscitation in cardiopulmonary arrest 13 1.3 Positioning 31 1.4 Oxygenation 32 1.5 Anesthesia during rescue 40 2 Special areas 51 2.1 Ophthalmic emergencies 52 2.2 Surgical emergencies 57 2.3 Gynecological emergencies 83 2.4 Otorhinolaryngological emergencies 99 2.5 Internal medicine emergencies 106 2.6 Poisonings 160 2.7 Neurological emergencies 212 2.8 Pediatric emergencies 227 2.9 Psychiatric emergencies 241 2.10 Thermal emergencies 247 2.11 Urological emergencies 262 2.12 Other emergency situations 271 3 Emergency medicine drugs 291 3.1 Heart/circulation 292 3.2 Respiration 302 3.3 Analgesics 304 3.4 Anesthetics 308 3.5 Psychotropic drugs 310 3.9 Antidotes for emergencies 313 3.7 Other emergency drugs 317 4 Legal issues 321 4.1 Autopsy in the Emergency Service 322 4.2 Judicial assistance 325 4.3 Obligation to register in the National Patient Registry for coronavirus Covid-19 329 Index 333 Appendix Signaling of hazardous materials 341