Written by emergency nurses for emergency nurses, this comprehensive, evidence-based resource covers the issues and procedures that are often unique to the emergency department. New developments and changes in clinical practice are incorporated throughout. The user-friendly format features more than 350 high-quality illustrations and 150 tables that highlight essential concepts and offer quick access to vital information. Key coverage includes clinical fundamentals, treatment for trauma and medical-surgical emergencies, the foundations of emergency nursing practice, and special populations. - Publisher.

Foundations of emergency nursing. Emergency nursing : a historical perspective /Vicki C. Patrick -- Emergency nursing practice / John Fazio -- Legal and regulatory constructs / Edith Ann Brous -- Approaching diversity / Anita Ruiz-Contreras -- Professional practice. Evidence-based practice / Vicki A. Keough -- Research / Susan Barnason -- Clinical foundations of emergency nursing. Triage / Nicki Gilboy -- Patient assessment / Rebecca A. Steinmann -- Air and surface patient transport / Reneé Semonin Holleran -- Vascular access and fluid replacement / S. Kay Sedlak -- Wound management / Nancy J. Denke -- Pain / Paula Tanabe, Reneé Semonin Holleran, and Christopher J. Reddin -- Family presence during resuscitation / Jennifer Kingsnorth-Hinrichs -- Organ and tissue donation / Nancy Bonalumi -- Palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency department / Garrett K. Chan -- Forensic nursing in the emergency department / Daniel J. Sheridan, Katherine R. Nash, and Heidi Bresee -- Emergency preparedness / Kathy S. Robinson -- Nuclear, biologic, and chemical agents of mass destruction / Knox Andress -- Management of the critical care patient in the emergency department / Carol Rhoades [and others] -- Major trauma emergencies. Epidemiology and mechanisms of injury / Cynthia Blank-Reid and Paul C. Reid, Sr. -- Head trauma / Beth Broering -- Spinal trauma / Jennifer Wilbeck -- Thoracic trauma / Nancy J. Denke -- Abdominal and genitourinary trauma / Vicki Bacidore -- Orthopedic and neurovascular trauma / Mary Jo Cerepani. Burns / Cheryl Wraa -- Maxillofacial trauma / Chris M. Gisness -- Pediatric trauma / Autumne Bailey Mayfield and Kate Copeland -- Obstetric trauma / Terri McGowan Repasky -- Medical and surgical emergencies -- Respiratory emergencies / Paula Works and Sharon A. Graunke -- Cardiovascular emergencies / Darleen A. Williams -- Shock emergencies / Reneé Semonin Holleran -- Neurologic emergencies / Amy Brown and Diana King -- Gastrointestinal emergencies / Amy Herrington -- Renal and genitourinary emergencies / Cynthia S. Baxter -- Fluids and electrolytes / Betty Kuiper -- Endocrine emergencies / Colette M. Morey -- Communicable diseases / Sherri-Lynne Almeida -- Influenza : seasonal, avian, and pandemic / Sherri-Lynne Almeida -- Environmental emergencies / Kathleen Flarity -- Hematologic and oncologic emergencies / Daun A. Smith -- Toxicologic emergencies / Patty Sturt -- Gynecologic emergencies / Kathleen Sanders Jordan -- Dental, ear, nose, throat, and facial emergencies / Elizabeth Gaudet Nolan -- Ocular emergencies / Darcy Egging -- Special patient populations. Obstetric emergencies / Donna L. Mason -- Pediatric emergencies / Nancy L. Mecham -- Child abuse and neglect / Angela Black -- Intimate partner violence / Mary Jagim -- Elder abuse and neglect / Nancy Stephens Donatelli -- Behavioral health emergencies / Lynne Gagnon -- Substance abuse / Donna L. Mason -- Sexual assault / Anita Ruiz-Contreras.