Blueprints in Emergency Medicine

Rating:
Summary: Tries to do too much. . . Not a good purchase for rotations.
Review: This book tries to do way too much for a 'Blueprints' book - I have used 'Blueprints' Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Neurology (with the first three being the best) and have liked them and found them useful. However, blueprints EM is absurdly laid out with 100+ chapters on everything from Ludwig's angina to intussusception, most of which are about 2 pages. Because of this, there is absolutely no continuity to the book and no overall sense of organization that could possibly impart any long lasting recall onto its reader. I read about a quarter of the book and gave up, finding it incredibly low yield. If you want a quick overview of EM, try 'Emergency Medicine Pearls' instead.