Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care

The new 6th edition of Sheehy’s trusted emergency care resource ? now developed in conjunction with the Emergency Nurses Association ? features complete coverage of the essentials emergency nurses need to know. Important discussions focus on basic and advanced life support, intravenous therapy, medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, and emergency care for special populations. Each condition commonly seen in the emergency setting is thoroughly addressed, from signs and symptoms, to diagnosis, treatment, developmental considerations, patient education, and more. New chapters and updated material make this resource a must-have for current practice.

Table of Contents

Section 1. Basics of Emergency Care
1. Communications in the Emergency Department NEW!
2. Cultural Diversity NEW!
3. Basic Legal Issues for Emergency Nurses
4. Intrafacility and Interfacility Patient Transport NEW!
5. Emergency Operations Preparedness NEW!

Section 2. Clinical Basics of Emergency Care
6. Triage NEW!
7. Patient Assessment NEW!
8. Intravenous Therapy
9. Laboratory Specimens
10. Rhythm Recognition and EKG Interpretation
11. Hemodynamic Monitoring
12. Wound Management
13. Weapons of Mass Destruction NEW!
14. Pain Management NEW!
15. End of Life Issues for the Emergency Nurse NEW!
16. Organ and Tissue Donation
17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies NEW!

Section 3. Medical Emergencies
18. Cardiopulmonary Arrest
19. Airway Emergencies NEW!
20. Pulmonary Emergencies
21. Cardiovascular Emergencies
22. Shock Emergencies
23. Neurologic Emergencies
24. Abdominal Emergencies
25. Hematologic and Immunologic Emergencies
26. Metabolic Emergencies
27. Alcohol Emergencies
28. Toxicologic Emergencies
29. Environmental Emergencies
30. Renal and Genitourinary
Emergencies
31. Infectious Diseases
32. Allergies and Hypersensitivities
33. Facial, Ocular, ENT, and Dental Emergencies
34. Trauma Assessment
35. Head Trauma
36. Spinal Trauma
37. Chest Trauma
38. Abdominal Trauma
39. Musculoskeletal Trauma
40. Facial, Ocular, ENT, Dental Trauma
41. Burn Trauma
42. Obstetrical Trauma
43. Pediatric Trauma
44. Elder Trauma NEW!

Section 4. Special Populations
45. OB/GYN Emergencies
46. Pediatric Emergencies
47. Abuse and Neglect
48. Psychiatric Emergencies
49. Substance Abuse Emergencies NEW!
50. Intimate Partner Violence
51. Sexual Assault