Stat! Medical Office Emergency Manual

Introduction. UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS. Introduction. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE GUIDES. Introduction. Psychological First Aid. BASIC TELEPHONE TECHNIQUE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDELINES. Introduction. Response Guidelines. Emergency Telephone Techniques. Telephone Response Procedural Guidelines for Patient Complaints. Heat Emergencies. Seizures. Fever. Animal Bites. Burns. Fractures. DOCUMENTATION. Introduction. Charting Methods. Subjective and Objective Charting. Common Recordkeeping Errors. General Guidelines for Documentation. Emergency Recordkeeping. PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID. Introduction. Skills for Dealing with Patients and Their Families in the Office. Interviewing. Common Barriers. RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES. Introduction. Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms, Causes and Emergency. Treatment. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. Introduction. CPR. Following the Emergency. BLEEDING/HEMORRHAGE. Introduction External Bleeding Control Techniques. Internal Bleeding. SHOCK. Anatomical Overview. Signs and Symptoms of Shock. Emergency Treatment. ANAPHALACTIC SHOCK. SUDDEN ILLNESS. STRESS AND BURNOUT. SPECIAL LEGAL ISSUES. LEGAL DOCUMENTATION. RECOGNIZING VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. ADULT VICTIMS OF ABUSE. Introduction. Societal Perceptions. Rape. Elder Mistreatment. Glossary. Bibliography. Appendix A: DACUM Guidelines. Appendix B: Universal Precautions Guidelines-OSHA. Appendix C: Frequently Used Telephone Numbers. Appendix D: Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Agencies. Appendix E: State Aging and Adult Protective Services.