CMC Vellore Handbook of Emergency Medicine, 3/E for PG Medical Students, Intensivists and Emergency Physicians | Complete ED Protocols with Trauma, Toxicology and Procedures | Critical Care

CMC Vellore Handbook of Emergency Medicine, 3rd Edition (previously published as Emergency Medicine: Best Practices at CMC (EMAC)) is a concise, protocol-driven reference built for the fast pace of the emergency department. This edition replaces several traditional management approaches with newer, evidence-based recommendations, keeping every protocol current with the latest guidelines. The book is organized into 23 sections spanning 158 chapters — from basic life support and cardiac arrest, through anaphylaxis, shock and airway management, fluid and electrolyte disorders, infectious diseases (including a dedicated COVID-19 chapter), toxicology, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, hematological, endocrine, obstetric and gynecological, ENT, urological and surgical emergencies, to trauma, pediatric emergencies, disaster management, medicolegal cases and triage. Each topic is broken into short, scannable subheadings — Introduction, Clinical Presentation, Evaluation and Management — supported by comparative tables, severity-based management grids and diagnostic flowcharts, so a busy resident or physician can find and apply a protocol in seconds. Who This Book Is For: PG Medical Students and Residents: a compact companion for Emergency Medicine postings, structured around the same case categories seen on ED duty. Intensivists and Emergency Medicine Specialists: a quick-reference for evidence-based management across the full range of medical, surgical and traumatic emergencies. Medical Officers at Secondary-Level Hospitals: a practical guide to acute medical and surgical emergencies and trauma in settings without on-site specialist backup. Why This Book Helps: Cuts through decision fatigue: severity-based management tables (for example mild, moderate, severe and critical COVID-19) show exactly what to evaluate and treat at each stage. Speeds up diagnosis: flowcharts such as the cystitis-versus-pyelonephritis pathway for urinary tract infections turn a multi-step workup into a single glance. Bridges knowledge to bedside procedures: a dedicated Procedures section walks through nerve blocks, central venous access, chest tube insertion, intraosseous lines, cricothyroidotomy, pericardiocentesis, pleural tap and ascitic tap. Keeps protocols current: antibiotic dosing, anticoagulation and corticosteroid regimens reflect present-day evidence-based recommendations rather than outdated practice. Covers the whole emergency department, not just medicine: dedicated sections on trauma, pediatric emergencies, disaster management, medicolegal cases and triage sit alongside the core medical and surgical chapters. Key Features: 158 chapters across 23 sections covering the full breadth of ED practice, from basic life support to disaster management. A dedicated Procedures section (8 chapters) and Protocols section (5 chapters), including intubation, investigations, pain management and polytrauma/trauma team activation protocols. Management tables and diagnostic flowcharts built for at-a-glance decision-making at the bedside. Authored end-to-end by Prof. KPP Abhilash, first in India to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in Emergency Medicine, with 140+ indexed publications. Covers rarely-bundled ED topics — triage priorities, medicolegal cases and mass casualty/disaster management — alongside core clinical protocols. Read more