Dedication S. V. Mahadevan and G. Garmel; Contributors; Preface G. C. Hamilton; Acknowledgements; 1. Approach to the ED patient G. M. Garmel; 2. Emergency airway management S. V. Mahadevan and S. Sovndal; 3. Principles of resuscitation R. R. Leschke; 4. Cardiac dysrhythmias S. V. Gurudevan; 5. Shock P. M. C. DeBlieux and R. J. Sigillito; 6. Approach to trauma D. E Manthey; 7. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) S. H. Thomas and P. D. Biddinger; 8. Principles of pain management E. Su; 9. Abdominal pain S. V. Mahadevan; 10. Abnormal behavior T. Myers and G. M. Garmel; 11. Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis S Go; 12. Alteration of consciousness B. Simon and F. Nobay; 13. Chest pain J. A. Tabas and S. B. Promes; 14. Constipation V. Brazil; 15. Crying and irritability L. W. Shockley; 16. Diabetic emergencies C. R. H. Newton; 17. Diarrhea R. A. Seupaul; 18. Dizziness and vertigo A. Chang; 19. ENT complaints: nosebleeds, earache and sore throat G. Gilbert and S. V. Mahadevan; 20. Extremity trauma D. Garza and G. W. Hendey; 21. Eye pain: red eye and visual loss J. G. Alteveer; 22. Fever in adults T. R. Peredy; 23. Fever in young children L. McCullough and E. Savitsky; 24. Gastrointestinal bleeding J. Scott Taylor; 25. Headache K. Alagappan and G. A. Farnia; 26. Hypertensive emergencies and urgencies R. Galli and L. Jackson-Williams; 27. Joint pain D. W. Lowery and M. J. Lamberson; 28. Low back pain M. Herbert and M. Lanctot-Herbert; 29. Pelvic pain P. G. Kumasaka; 30. Rash J. Collings; 31. Scrotal pain J. E. Davis; 32. Seizures S. R. Hayden; 33. Shortness of breath in adults S. E. Mace; 34. Shortness of breath in children S. M. Green and L. Brown; 35. Syncope A. Mattu; 36. Toxic ingestion or exposure S. A. McLaughlin; 37. Urinary complaints F. A. Severyn; 38. Vaginal bleeding P. Dyne and R. Oregon; 39. Vomiting J. Oman; 40. Weakness R. J. Thurman and K. Self Reynolds; 41. Child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence C. J. Sachs; 42. Environmental emergencies K. Zafren and R. L. Norris; 43. Ethics and end of life issues M. Gisondi; 44. Legal aspects of emergency care G. Guldner and A. Leinen; 45. Occupational exposures in the emergency department S. J. Playe; Appendix A.Common emergency procedures G. Sternbach; Appendix B. Wound preparation W. C. Coates and F. C. von Trampe; Appendix C. Laceration repair M. Lin; Appendix D. Procedural sedation R. L. Cloutier; Appendix E. Focused assessment with sonography in trauma D. Mandavia and R. Sweeney; Appendix F. Interpretation of emergency laboratories J. M. Ballester.
