Chapter 57 Knee and Lower Leg Daniel J. Pallin Knee Perspective More than 1 million knee injuries are treated annually in North American emergency departments (EDs).1 These injuries range in…

Chapter 100 Selected Gynecologic Disorders Carrie D. Tibbles Perspective Many women come to the emergency department (ED) with either pelvic pain or vaginal bleeding. After the possibility of pregnancy has…

Chapter 155 Toxic Alcohols Suzanne R. White Methanol Perspective Methanol is a colorless, volatile, slightly sweet-tasting alcohol. It is a product of natural fermentation and originally was manufactured from the…

Chapter 163 Pesticides James W. Rhee Perspective Pesticides, a generic term used to refer to all pest-killing agents, include numerous chemicals intended for use as insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, fungicides, and…

Chapter 181 Labor and Delivery and Their Complications Shoma Desai and Sean O. Henderson Perspective Emergency department (ED) births are rare. In most cases, patients in labor are triaged directly…

Chapter 22 Red and Painful Eye Joshua L. Wright and John M. Wightman Perspective Epidemiology and Pathophysiology Most eye complaints are not immediately sight-threatening and can be managed by an…

Chapter 193 Disaster Preparedness Carl H. Schultz and Kristi L. Koenig Perspective Disasters occur in all areas of the world and cause harm to people, property, infrastructures, economies, and the…

Chapter 1 Airway Calvin A. Brown, III and Ron M. Walls Perspective Airway management is the cornerstone of resuscitation and is a defining skill for the specialty of emergency medicine….

Chapter 66 Child Maltreatment Carol D. Berkowitz and Sara T. Stewart Perspective Background Child maltreatment is an all-encompassing term that includes all forms of child abuse: physical abuse, sexual abuse,…

Chapter 86 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Howard A. Bessen and Cori McClure Poffenberger Perspective Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a true aneurysm, meaning a localized dilation of the aorta caused by…