Previous ed.: published as by Kathleen Jordan. London: W.B. Saunders, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Nursing Assessment and Resuscitation / Jean A. Proehl -- 2. Triage / Nickl Gilboy and Debbie Travers -- 3. Abuse and Neglect/Sexual Assault / Anita Ruiz-Contreras -- 4. Complementary/Alternative Therapies / Vicki Sweet -- 5. Cultural Dimensions / Christine Dimitrakopoulos -- 6. End-of-Life Issues in the Emergency Department / Garrett K. Chan -- 7. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring / S. Kay Sedlak -- 8. Organ and Tissue Donation and Post-Transplantation Emergencies / Elisa Giglio-Siudzinski -- 9. Pain Management / Ruth L. Schaffler -- 10. Abdominal Emergencies / Lucinda W. Rossoll -- 11. Cardiovascular Emergencies / Laura M. Criddle -- 12. Dental, Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies / Daun A. Smith -- 13. Endocrine Emergencies / Suzanne M. Wall -- 14. Environmental Emergencies / Kathleen Flarity -- 15. Facial Emergencies / Joni Hentzen Daniels -- 16. Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities / Betty L. Kuiper -- 17. Genitourinary Emergencies / Kathleen Sanders Jordan -- 18. Hematologic/Oncologic Emergencies / Shelby Hunt -- 19. Communicable and Infectious Disease Emergencies / Amy Smith Peard -- 20. Medical Emergencies / Susan Engman Lazear and Anne Roberts -- 21. Neurologic Emergencies / Cynthia S. Baxter -- 22. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies / Kathleen Sanders Jordan -- 23. Ocular Emergencies / Ann E. Gerhart -- 24. Orthopedic Emergencies / Mary Jo Cerepani and Denise R. Ramponi -- 25. Toxicologic Emergencies / Maureen Phillips -- 26. Psychiatric/Psychosocial Emergencies / Lynne Gagnon -- 27. Respiratory Emergencies / Judy Selfridge-Thomas and K. Sue Hoyt -- 28. Shock Emergencies / Renee Semonin Holleran -- 29. Wounds and Wound Management / Elda G. Ramirez -- 30. Mechanism of Injury / Kyle Madigan -- 31. Nursing Assessment and Trauma Resuscitation / Renee Semonin Holleran -- 32. Abdominal and Urologic Trauma / Melody R. Campbell -- 33. Burn Trauma / Cheryl Wroa -- 34. Neurologic Trauma / Daun A. Smith -- 35. Ocular and Maxillofacial Trauma / Sheila Sanning Shea -- 36. Obstetric Trauma / Terri McGowan Repasky -- 37. Orthopedic Trauma / Denise R. Rampant and Mary Jo Cerepani -- 38. Thoracic Trauma / John Fazio -- 39. Disaster Preparedness and Response / Bettina M. Stopford -- 40. Weapons of Mass Destruction / Bettina M. Stopford and Wendy L. Colon -- 41. Education: Professional, Patient, and Community / Kristine Kenney Powell and Joni Hentzen Daniels -- 42. Emergency Patient Transfer and Transport / Kathy Robinson -- 43. Forensic Aspects of Emergency Nursing / Jamie J. Ferrell -- 44. Legal and Regulatory Issues / Mary Jagim -- 45. Professionalism and Leadership / Nancy M. Bonalumi and Denise King -- 46. Research and Evidence-Based Practice / Patricia Kunz Howard -- App. A. NANDA International-Approved Nursing Diagnoses -- App. B. Current Evaluations and Outcomes Correlated with Current Nursing Diagnoses -- App. C. Coma Scales -- App. D. Age-Specific Vital Signs -- App. E. Infant Pain Scales -- App. F. Revised Trauma Score.