Tarascon Adult Emergency Pocketbook (Tarascon Series) 4th Edition

<<<EDITED TO ADD: Looks like there will be a new edition November 2012. That one will surely be up to date in terms of the code algorithms (and other details to be sure). My original commentary is below>>.The code algorithms are not updated or consistent with the new ACLS/2010 AHA recommendations. This is not a surprise given the copyright in the front of my book is 2009 (though the Amazon listing shows July 2008).In any case, keeping a reference such as this up to date would require annual editions (like their classic Pharmacopoeia) and even then things would still fall a little behind given the dead tree format.This is where many would prefer an easy to access electronic type of program, but sometimes flipping through pages as you sprint down a hallway is what you need to be doing.Electronics and wifi and even 3G have all failed me at one time or another and having a small/portable, full-of-useful information resource is important.Recommended (with the caveat the code algorithms need work). Given the price I would say go ahead and buy it, and buy the next edition as soon as it's available.JTG

I use this all the time but definitely a new edition is needed - great resource for a quick check on things - faster than using my phone - battery never dies so the reference is always available. I use it just as a reminder when I am tired or need a quick reference (Thyroid Storm protocol anyone?) - fits in my pants pocket easily.

I loved the 3E of this pocketbook, but it hadn't been updated for the new ACLS so I stopped using it.Now that the update is out, I've come back to using this book every day. A previous reviewer noted that the index is not as good as maybe it could have been, but I find it easier (in this case) to use the TOC as the starting point anyway.

while this book appears to have all the best info for a quick EM reference, I have found the index to be less useful than I had hoped. Out of the past 10 things I've gone to look up, I think maybe only 1 or 2 I was able to find quickly in the index.

This book is great, compact and simple to understand. Useful for quick review, I HIV recommended to my friends and they like it as well. Thanks Tarascon and Amazon.

This book is the perfect size for lab coat pockets and good for reviewing important things while in the clinic. I used it constantly to review and for reference while on rotations. It has some good tables and flow charts too.

I am a med student and I have used many other books and reference books and this one is by far the best one. granted that it doesnt have every little thing but it has most that you will need.

This is a great little quick reference that I can carry wherever; especially useful when the topic is too obscure or detailed for Dr. Google, and it is often a faster reference than the computer.

Muy buen material de consulta para urgencias. Deberían actualizarlo más, ya que las guías de RCP están un poco desactualizadas. Por lo demás, 100% recomendado.

I am very pleased with this book. It is a must for everyone in emergency medicine practice.Dominic Larose MD

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