Sheehy's manual of emergency care / Emergency Nurses Association.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic emergency issues. Legal Issues for Emergency Nurses ; Workplace Violence and Disruptive Behaviors ; Mass Casualty Incidents ; Patient Safety in the Emergency Department ; Ethical Dilemmas in Emergency Nursing ; Forensics. -- Part II: Basic clinical issues. Triage ; Airway Management ; Cardiopulmonary Arrest ; Intravenous Therapy ; Care of the Patient with Pain ; Substance Abuse ; Alcohol Abuse ; Wound Management ; Procedural Sedation ; Laboratory Specimens and Radiologic Examinations ; End-of-Life Issues for Emergency Nurses. -- Part III: Common Non-Traumatic Emergencies. Respiratory Emergencies ; Cardiovascular Emergencies ; Shock ; SIRS/Sepsis ; Infectious Diseases ; Hematologic and Immunologic Emergencies ; Stroke ; Neurologic Emergencies ; Facial, ENT, and Dental Emergencies ; Ocular Emergencies ; Abdominal Pain ; Metabolic Emergencies ; Toxicology Emergencies ; Environmental Emergencies ; Bite and Sting Emergencies ; Genitourinary Emergencies ; Sexually Transmitted Infections. -- Part IV: Trauma. Assessment and Stabilization of the Trauma Patient ; Head Trauma ; Spinal Cord/Neck Trauma ; Chest Trauma ; Abdominal Trauma ; Musculoskeletal Injuries ; Facial, Ocular, ENT, and Dental Trauma ; Burns ; Obstetrical Trauma ; Pediatric Trauma ; Geriatric Trauma. -- Part V: Special Populations. Obstetric Emergencies ; Gynecologic Emergencies ; Mental Health Emergencies ; Abuse and Neglect ; Intimate Partner Violence ; Sexual Assault ; Pediatric Considerations in Emergency Nursing ; Geriatric Considerations in Emergency Nursing ; Considerations for Patient with Morbid Obesity.

"Thoroughly revised and featuring a more efficient and streamlined design, the new 7th edition of Sheehy's trusted emergency care resource offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the essentials emergency nurses need to know. Each condition commonly seen in the emergency setting is thoroughly addressed, from signs and symptoms, to diagnosis, treatment, developmental considerations, patient education, and more. Updated material and easy-to-reference contents make this resource a must-have for current practice."--Publisher's website.