It is important that people get to know the avatar they carry around inside them, says Ulmer (English and media studies, U. of Florida), because avatars are on the verge of acquiring independent lives
NEW MEDIA THEORY - Series Editor, Byron Hawk - 327 pages, including photographs, bibliography, and index. 2012 by Parlor Press - AVATAR EMERGENCY is Gregory L. Ulmer's fourth book featuring the EmerAg
The most common problems for which patients present to the Emergency Department are neurological disorders, including stroke, syncope, back pain and headache. The etiology of the patient's symptoms ma
Globally, more than one fourth of all pregnancies are unintended. Emergency contraceptives are medications or devices that can be used after sex to reduce the risk of pregnancy. But despite their safe
Captain Anne Donovan's field hospital in NhaTrang, Vietnam, treats many wounded soldiers, but when one of her patients is somebody she recognizes her emotions threaten to overwhelm her.
The practice of Emergency Radiology has undergone rapid change in the last decade: as imaging procedures are increasingly performed within short periods of time after the arrival of patients to the em
This book intervenes in contemporary debates about the threat posed to democratic life by political emergencies. Must emergency necessarily enhance and centralize top-down forms of sovereignty? Those
Describes such emergency vehicles as ambulances, rescue helicopters, water bombers, and tow trucks, and explains how they help people in difference situations.
Nicholson (law, Widener University School of Law) explains the legal challenges faced by front line responders in emergency situations, covering training accidents, vehicle issues, dispatch, and emerg
An invaluable self-assessment tool for emergency medicine trainees in Australasia. Emergency Medicine MCQs is an essential resource for Australasia's emergency medicine trainees. A practical self-ass
Drama. Performance Art. Every year, Emergency INDEX invites authors to document performances they made in the previous year. By including performances regardless of their country of origin, their genr
"The great economic downturn; tumultuous weather patterns; Ponzi schemes; Occupy protests; political uncertainty; flash mobs and mall melees make daily headlines. When you hear about catastrophic news
Explains the importance of being prepared for emergencies, and discusses calling for help, first aid, CPR, choking, food poisoning, water safety, fires, natural disasters, and emergency supply kits fo
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND MORE: a Manual on Food Storage and Survival is a comprehensive book designed to provide preparedness information to the average family in America today. It consists of 19
Critical care happens where it is needed, not just in the ICU. Patients with acute critical illness are often cared for initially in the ED, and the beginning actions can help alter outcomes hours, da
Transportations systems are a critical infrastructure, both as defined by the Department of Homeland Security and as these systems relate to commerce and the free trade of goods and services. Emergenc
Covering a key area for anaesthetists, Anaesthesia for Emergencies gives essential support for anaesthetic trainees. All anaesthetists cover emergencies in their on-call work, and emergency surgery co
The author of the landmark study The Body in Pain, Elaine Scarry offers a stunning and original analysis of the “claim of emergency” that modern governments have used to undermine democracy and increa
Indian pediatric academic Choudhury (Institute of Child Health, West Bengal) and senior consultant pediatrician Bandyopadhyay's text is practical, approach-based, and algorithmic, making it a valuable
This book is part of the LWW India publishing program. This program is developed for the Indian market working with Indian authors who are the foremost experts in their respective fields. Our Indian a
The first comprehensive text on critical care emergency medicine"...goes a long waytoward establishing emergency physicians as credibleintensivists....The book is unique as it blendsthe perspective of
SOMETHING'S FOWL IN HOBOKEN. When Arthur Bobowicz is sent out to bring home the family's Thanksgiving turkey, he returns instead with Henrietta -- a 266 pound chicken with a mind of her own. Feather
Finally, a complete resource on shoring and stabilization of emergency scenes. This new book takes the reader step-by-step through the basic principles of emergency shoring operations so they may lear
This new text covers basic principles commonly found in the introduction to emergency medicine course. Comprised of five sections, diagnosis and management is presented from an emergency medicine pers
SOAP for Emergency Medicine features 85 clinical problems with each case presented in an easy to read 2-page layout. Each step presents information on how that case would likely be handled. Questions
Put the authority of "Tintinalli's" into your emergency medicine review!"Published in partnership with The American College of Emergency Physicians"Derived from "Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Com
Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2010 provides the background needed to understand the key political and
This pocket book is written primarily for doctors with little or no experience in the accident and emergency department and who are faced with the problem of radiological interpretation when no other
Evacuating an entire metropolitan area in anticipation of or in response to a natural or man-made disaster takes an enormous amount of planning and coordination. This volume provides an overview of di
More than 1,600 high-quality clinical images facilitate fast, accurate visual diagnosis in pediatric emergencies"The Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2e" gives you rapid access to the visual cue
UN agencies and international and nongovernmental organizations are increasingly called upon to respond to large-scale emergencies to prevent and manage serious threats to the survival and health of t
The term “acute abdomen” refers to a serious, often progressive clinical situation that calls for immediate diagnostic and therapeutic action. Today, diagnosis via imaging has basically replaced the p
Manual of Emergency Airway Management, now in its 4th edition, is a practical guide to emergency airway management in any adult or pediatric patient and offers step-by-step instructions on techniques,
Thoroughly revised and featuring a more efficient and streamlined design, the new 7th edition of Sheehy's trusted emergency care resource offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the essentials emergen
"GOD EMERGENCY ROOM" is a series of work books that God has used me as a vessel to share my testimony with all of you of all ages the journey He took me on to bring me to His LOVE.After a lifetime of
"The great economic downturn; tumultuous weather patterns; Ponzi schemes; Occupy protests; political uncertainty; flash mobs and mall melees make daily headlines. When you hear about catastrophic news
The US Department of Defense provides military surgeons with a handbook on the treatment of forward combat trauma that covers battle and nonbattle injuries not usually encountered in a traditional civ
Twenty years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) joined forces to develop the highly regarded Advanced Pediatric Life Support program,
