Chapter 49 Abuse and Neglect Shelley Cohen An attentive emergency nurse undresses the one year old for examination of symptoms related to a runny nose and cough. During her assessment,…

Chapter 6 Forensics Jeanne Eckes-Roper The Chinese symbol for “truth” bears the meaning of the body of real things, events, and facts. Forensics is the use of scientific tests or techniques…

Chapter 28 Abdominal Pain and Emergencies Lisa Wolf, Polly Gerber Zimmermann Abdominal pain is present in about 6% of approximately 100 million emergency department visits and is one of the…

Chapter 11 Care of the Patient with Pain Diana Meyer Pain is a complex experience for patients. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain in the following…

Chapter 39 Abdominal Trauma Catherine Harris Abdominal injuries account for 13% to 15% of traumatic deaths, making this the third leading cause of trauma mortality.1 Knowing the mechanism of injury,…

Chapter 42 Burns Kathleen A. Ribbens, Megan DeVries Deaths from fires and burns are the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States and the third…

Chapter 29 Metabolic Emergencies Benjamin E. Marett The endocrine system is instrumental in regulating metabolism, tissue function, growth, development, moods, and emotions. Additionally, it works to maintain homeostasis in response…

Chapter 7 Triage Nicki Gilboy Triage is the process of rapidly sorting patients who present to the emergency department (ED) to determine who needs to be seen immediately and who…

Chapter 51 Sexual Assault Barbara Weintraub The U.S. Department of Justice defines rape as “[f]orced sexual intercourse including both psychological coercion as well as physical force. Forced sexual intercourse means…

Chapter 8 Airway Management Julie V. O’Neal Management of the airway is always a first priority when caring for patients. Airway management can be as simple as positioning the patient…