This book is good for the pre-reader. It is basically a picture book with the phrases "No no Nicky" repeated throughout the book, which is good since children like repetition. It is about a cat who gets into all kinds of trouble, for example, in the kitchen he knocks over some pots, etc., etc. My 3 year old loved this book for the longest time, mostly for the pictures I think. Basically it doesn't have a lot of substance but is nonetheless fun.

The Manual of Emergency Medicine by Braen and Jenkins is a basic text for those interested in the clinical practice of Emergency Medicine. All the basic topics are covered, and the text is well indexed to find the information you need.

The scope of the book, however, falls short of that needed for medical students, interns, residents, and certainly practicing emergency medicine specialists who need a comprehensive text-it is truly just a manual. The information is generally collected from other sources and texts in general emergency medicine that also do not address evidence based emergency medicine practice. The book tends to make treatment recommendations that are useful but again are not evidence based.

The sections on trauma, cardiac emergencies, and pulmonary problems are good, but the areas pertaining to toxicology, environmental emergencies, ob/gyn, neurology, and medical-legal need improvement.

Two very good alternative references are Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide by Judith Tintinalli, et al (5 stars) OR Emergency Medicine by Rosen and Barkin (4 stars). With either of these, you will never need to buy another major text in emergency medicine for years.

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The description of this book on line make us think that it is much better than the reality. For example, the use of heparin is not recommended by any other author or used in any trial, and the therapeutic option for acute myocardial infarction is not discussed and the author do not show comparative data. In resume, if you expect a atualization, what you find is a copy of others textbooks and concepts defended by the author without support in by other authors. Don't by it!