RT Book, Section
A1 Sarah, Elisabeth Frasure
A1 Kathleen, Kerrigan
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
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ID 1166590819
T1 Emergency Delivery
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166590819
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  thought  of  a  woman  presenting  to  the  ED  in  active  labor  is  justifiably  a  cause  for  anxiety—the  emergency  physician  must  contend  not  only  with  the  often  rusty  recollection  of  the  stages  of  normal  delivery  but  also  with  the  knowledge  that  there  are  serious  and  even  fatal  complications  associated  with  labor.  Maternal  and  fetal  survival  may  depend  on  the  ability  to  successfully  manage  preeclampsia,  eclampsia,  hemorrhage,  shoulder  dystocia,  malpresentation,  cord  prolapse,  breech  delivery,  or  fetal  distress.  Every  ED  should  be  prepared  to  take  care  of  a  woman  in  active  labor.  Tools  include  a  basic  delivery  kit,  an  infant  warmer  or  isolate,  and  medical  supplies  and  equipment  for  neonatal  resuscitation  (see  Chapter  108,  “Resuscitation  of  Neonates”  and  Tables  101-1  and  101-2).