Clinical Procedures for Emergency and Urgent Care by Marcus T. Kessler MD

You are two minutes from a decompensating airway and the textbook on your shelf reads like a lecture, not a checklist. Frontline clinicians rarely get the luxury of a slow, deliberate procedure. A laceration needs closing, a chest needs decompressing, a joint needs reducing, and the reference material has to keep pace with the bedside. Vague technique descriptions and missing dosing tables cost time exactly when there is none to spare. Clinical Procedures for Emergency and Urgent Care is a step-by-step, 2026 edition procedural reference built for the pace of a real shift. Across 25 chapters, it walks through wound repair, airway management, splinting and reduction, vascular access, and bedside ultrasound-guided technique with the same structure every time: setup, technique, pitfalls, and rescue. • Clear anatomic landmarks and step-by-step technique for wound closure, airway rescue, chest decompression, and joint reduction • Drug dosing snapshots for sedation, local anesthesia, and procedural rescue medications • Point-of-care ultrasound guidance for vascular access, nerve blocks, and lumbar puncture • Red flag alerts marking the decision points where hesitation costs outcomes • Original clinical illustrations for every chapter, built to clarify landmarks under pressure A free companion video course, accessed by the QR code printed on the final page, links to over 50 verified instructional videos organized to mirror the book's own chapter structure. Written for emergency physicians, urgent care clinicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, paramedics, and residents who need a procedural reference that performs at the bedside, not just on the shelf.