Publisher's Synopsis
Acomprehensive clinical reference for emergency nurses, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics. Content covers basic principles of emergency care (e.g., basic and advanced life support, intravenous therapy, shock), medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, and emergency care for special populations. Each topic has a detailed description and includes assessment parameters, diagnostic tests, therapeutic interventions, and other pertinent information. Expert emergency contributors, including staff nurses and clinical nurse specialists, provide the book with strong clinical applicability and currency.
This new edition addresses the hottest topics in emergency care with new chapters on patient and family education, legal issues, allergies, and forensic nursing. In an effort to provide the most update information, our contributors radically revised the chapters on sexual assault and wound management and provided more recent data in the domestic violence chapter.
