Recommendations for EM "starter" text

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Does anyone have any recommendations for an Emergency Medicine text that would be appropriate for a 4th year med student (me) doing an elective EM rotation? I'm not talking Tintinalli (sp?) but something smaller, more manageable. Thanks for any suggestions!👍

 

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http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Med...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218313347&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Case-Files-Em...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218313493&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medicine-Manual-O-John/dp/0071410252/ref=pd_sim_b_2

I used the Case Files book and liked it. It was recommended reading for the USC-LAC EM rotation.

http://www.emra.org/emra_bookstore.aspx?id=34272

EMRA also has a pretty good pocket book as well. Used to come free with membership, but I don't if that's still the case.

 

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This one is good: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218321093&sr=1-1

Easy to read. Pretty basic, but hits all the high points of EM. Lots of pictures, too.

 

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Emergency Medicine Secrets is great.

 

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http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medicine-Manual-O-John/dp/0071410252/ref=pd_sim_b_2

+1...I really like the writing style.

 

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Thanks to everyone for the advice! I ended up going with "An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine..." (because I liked the symptom based format and the pictures ) and Case Files (because I like the Case Files series and have had good luck with them on other rotations). Thanks again!

 

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EMRA just did an article on this topic, so I thought I would add the link for this thread (but need to be a member to view it):

Reading for your EM Rotation in 4th year

 

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BOHICA-FIGMO said:

Does anyone have any recommendations for an Emergency Medicine text that would be appropriate for a 4th year med student (me) doing an elective EM rotation? I'm not talking Tintinalli (sp?) but something smaller, more manageable. Thanks for any suggestions!👍

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BOHICA-FIGMO, eh? Did you go from SNAFU through TARFU to FUBAR also?.....Remember, your piece was made by the lowest bidder...keep 5 and check 6, baby....😉