Recommended textbooks, readings, and resources for Emergency Medicine students
and residents
Gus M. Garmel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Co-Program Director, Stanford/Kaiser EM Residency Program
Sept 10, 2008
A. Major (and expensive) textbooks in Emergency Medicine (some of these are available at no charge on-line through hospitals or medical schools)
- Adams' Emergency Medicine (Saunders/Elsevier), 2008
- Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice (6th ed.), 2006
- Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (4th ed.), 2005
- Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (6th ed.), 2003
B. Textbooks for Students and Residents in EM (and off-service)
- Roppolo, et al. Emergency Medicine Handbook: Critical Concepts for Clinical Practice (“baby” Rosen), , 2006
- Mahadevan, Garmel: An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: A Guide for all Practitioners, Cambridge University Press, 2005 (American Medical Writers’ Association Textbook Award Winner 2006, Physician Category)
- Introduction to Emergency Medicine, Mitchell/Medzon, 2005
- Hamilton’s Emergency Medicine: An Approach to Clinical Problem-Solving (2nd ed.), 2003
- Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, 2/e (“review” Tintinalli) – Ma, Cline, 2004
- Keim’s Emergency Medicine – On Call (McGraw-Hill), 2004
- First Exposure: Emergency Medicine Clerkship, 2004
C. Question books for EM
- Peer, ACEP publication
- Wagner MJ, Promes S: Last Minute Emergency Medicine, 2007
- Markovchick/Pons: Emergency Medicine Secrets, 3rd ed., 2003
- Emergency Medicine Examination & Board Review, Promes, 2005.
- Med-Challenger EM Comprehensive (CD-ROM questions and images)
D. Textbooks Relevant to EM Practice
- Chin: Emergency Management of Infectious Disease, Cambridge, 2008
- Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease (5th ed)
- Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine, 5th ed., 2007
- Roberts/Hedges: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine (4th ed.), 2003
- Knopp KJ, et al., Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 2nd ed., 2002
- Admission & Discharge Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Frank/Jobe, 2002
- The 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (Rosen, et al.), 3rd ed., 2006
- Case Files: Emergency Medicine (Toy, Simon, Liu et al), Lange, 2004
- Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma (Mandavia, Newton, Demetriades), 2003
- Atlas of Emergency Procedures (Rosen, et al.), 2001
- Emergency Procedures and Techniques (4th ed.), Simon/Brenner, 2001
- Color Atlas of Emergency Department Procedures, Custalow, 2004
- Harris and Harris, Radiology of Emergency Medicine (4th ed.), 2000
- ECGs for the Emergency Physician, Mattu/Brady, volumes 1, 2 (BMJ)
- ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, Chan et al, 2004
- Electrocardiography in Emergency Medicine, Mattu, Tabas, Barish, 2007 (ACEP)
- Emergency Ultrasound (several excellent books exist on this topic)
E. Emergency Medicine publications
- Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM-sponsored)
- American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Annals of Emergency Medicine (ACEP-sponsored)
- Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine (ACEP publication)
- Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
- Emergency Medicine Reports (not a journal, but nicely written)
- Journal of Emergency Medicine (AAEM-sponsored)
- Review articles on EM topics in quality peer-review journals, such as JAMA or NEJM
F. Internet Resources
- Website addresses for EM organizations
- www.aaem.org (American Academy of Emergency Medicine)
- www.abem.org (American Board of Emergency Medicine)
- www.acep.org (American College of Emergency Physicians)
- www.emra.org (Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association)
- www.saem.org (Society for Academic Emergency Medicine)
- Website addresses for EM topics
- www.emedhome.com (sponsored by Comp Health, EM home page)
- emedicine.medscape.com/emergency_medicine (excellent on-line emergency medicine textbook)
- www.ncemi.org (National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics)
- www.cochrane.org (Cochrane collaborative database)
- CDEM – EM Clerkship Primer: Manual for Medical Students
- Web-based video collections (procedures, such as in NEJM or YouTube)
G. Miscellaneous resources
- ECG resources
- Radiology websites and resources
- Antibiotic/pharmacologic references (includes Sanford, EMRA Antibiotic Guide, ePocrates, Tarascon pharmacopoeia)
- Palm-based electronic textbooks and resources
- Medical school resources
- Radiology teaching files/library
- ECG teaching files
- Dermatology photos
- Mentors/Advisors - medical schools, residency programs, virtual advisor (SAEM, EMRA)
I hope this list is helpful to students. There are many other excellent resources available
using PubMed, EM websites, and areas of information within EM organization links.
Happy reading, Gus