TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Shoulder Dystocia Management A1 - Freeman, Christopher A1 - Abramovici, Adi A2 - Reichman, Eric F. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Shoulder dystocia is a rare obstetric emergency placing the mother and the fetus at risk for significant morbidity and mortality. It is diagnosed when after delivery of the fetal head further expulsion of the fetus is prevented by impaction of the fetal shoulders within the maternal pelvis (Figure 164-1).1Shoulder dystocia is considered an emergent situation. The Emergency Physician must be able to recognize the condition and quickly respond. The goal is to deliver the fetus as quickly as possible using safe maneuvers and documenting the chain of events. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159806611 ER -