Stevens-Johnson syndrome,
438, 801–802
stings, 621–623
stomach emergencies, 540–543
Stork test, 226–227
straight leg raise (SLR) test, 223
strawberry tongue, 281, 805
streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
(STSS), 57–58, 805
Streptococcus pneumoniae,
502–503
stroke
cerebral blood flow, 719–720
hemolytic anemia, 458–459
hemorrhagic, 725–727
ischemic, 720–725
struvite stones, 835
strychnine, 376–377, 433
STSS (streptococcal toxic shock
syndrome), 57–58, 805
stuffers, 351
styes, 695
subarachnoid hematoma,
147–148
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH),
736–739
subclavian catheterization
technique, 865
subdermal burns, 186–187
subdural hematoma, 148–150
subdural hygroma, 739
submersion injuries, 648–649
substance abuse/addiction
acute lung toxicity, 779–780
alcohol, 772–775
amphetamines, 777–778
anxiolytics, 780–781
cocaine, 776–777
definitions, 771–772
delirium tremens, 774–775
hallucinogens, 779–780
hypnotics, 780–781
Korsakoff’s syndrome/psychosis,
776
opioid withdrawal, 779
opioids, 778–779
phencyclidine, 779
sedatives, 780–781
Wernicke encephalopathy, 775
substituted consent, 922–923
subxyphoid approach, 857
succinylcholine, 11, 394
sucking chest wound, 166–167
sucralfate, 531
sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS), 308–309
“sudden sniffing death,” 353
sugar-tong splints, 889
suicide, 783–784
sulfhemoglobinemia, 472
sulfonylureas, 347–348, 403
sulfuric acid, 190
superficial burns, 186–187
superficial frostbite, 632
superior pubic ramus fractures, 174
superior vena cava (SVC)
syndrome, 475
superwarfarins, 376
supranodal blocks, 21
supraperiosteal injection, 879
suprapubic catheterization,
891–892
supraventricular tachycardia
(SVT), 248
SVC (superior vena cava)
syndrome, 475
SVT (supraventricular
tachycardia), 248
swathe and sling shoulder
immobilizer, 889
sweat chloride concentration, 523
swimmer’s ear, 661–662
symmetric polyarthritis, 225
sympathomimetics, 315,
379–381
symptomatic rabies, 436
symptomatic rhythms, 21
syncope, 130–132
synovial fluid, 225
syphilis, 428–429, 561, 607,
812–813, 841
syringomyelia, 758
systemic calcification, 830
systemic inflammatory response
syndrome (SIRS), 55–57
systemic lupus, 225
systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE), 481–482T
tachycardias, 339, 863
tachydysrhythmias, 25–26, 321
tachypnea, 400
Taenia saginata, 444
Takayasu arteritis, 482
talc, 521
talus fractures, 219
tamponade, 95–97
tapeworms, 444
tardive dyskinesia, 340
target lesions, 802
tarsometatarsal fractures, 219
TB (tuberculosis), 509–511
TBIs (traumatic brain injuries),
146
TBW (total body water), 385
TCAs (tricyclic antidepressants),
321, 324–327
teardrop fractures, 153TEF (tracheoesophageal fistula),
267–268
temporal arteritis, 482, 710–711,
740–741
tension pneumothorax, 159–160,
518, 858
tension-type headaches, 744
terazosin, 346
Terry Thomas sign, 199
tertiary blast injuries, 915–916
tertiary syphilis, 607
testicles
masses, 851–853
torsion, 845
trauma to, 179
“tet spells,” 245–246
tetanus prophylaxis, 434
tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), 245–246
TGA (transposition of great
arteries), 246
thalassemia, 455–456
theobromine, 366
theophylline, 366
therapeutic privilege, 922
thermal burns, 186–189
thiamine, 323
thiazoladinediones, 348
thienopyridines, 470
thiopental, 10
third service EMS model, 897
third trimester bleeding,
590–592
third-degree ankle sprain, 216–217
third-degree AV blocks, 24
third-degree burns, 186
third-degree dislocations, 209
third-degree frostbite, 632
Thompson test, 217
thoracentesis, 858–859
thoracic and respiratory disorders
acute upper airway obstruction,
495–496
aspiration pneumonitis, 511–515
asthma, 498–500
bronchiectasis, 501–502
chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, 500–501
community-acquired pneumonia,
502–511
cystic fibrosis, 523–524
hypercarbia, 497–498
hypoxemia, 496–497
iatrogenic pneumothorax,
517–518
mediastinitis, 519–520
pleural effusion, 515–517
pneumomediastinum, 518–519
pulmonary irritants, 520–523
sarcoidosis, 524
signs and symptoms of, 491–495