This book is for hospital pharmacists who want to learn and refine the clinical skills necessary to be a valuable member of the hospital code blue / medical emergency team.

Each chapter contains actionable, concise training on the role of the pharmacist during specific adult inpatient medical emergencies including:

Code Blue
Rapid Response
Shock
Sepsis
Anaphylaxis
Endotracheal Intubation
Stridor
Methemoglobinemia
Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Status Epilepticus
Acute Agitation
Severe Alcohol Withdrawal
Opioid Overdose
Hypertensive Emergency
Severe Hyperthermia
Hypoglycemia
Hyponatremia from SIADH
Hyperkalemia