An easy-to-read guide to the key concepts underpinning emergency care 1. The context of emergency nursing Part 1: Initial patient assessment 2. Pre-hospital care 3. Triage 4. ABCDE approach 5. Track and trigger systems 6. Pain Part 2: Airway and breathing 7. Airway assessment and management 8. Assessment of breathing 9. Oxygen therapy 10. Respiratory conditions Part 3: Circulation 11. Assessment of circulation 12. Circulation interventions 13. Shock 14. 12-lead ECG 15. Cardiac arrhythmias 16. Acute coronary syndromes 17. Heart failure 18. Advanced life support Part 4: Disability 19. Assessment of neurological function 20. The unconscious patient 21. Stroke 22. Seizures 23. Headache Part 5: Emergency presentations and conditions 24. Abdominal pain 25. Gastrointestinal bleed 26. Genitourinary conditions 27. Acute kidney injury 28. Diabetic emergencies 29. Obstetrics and gynaecology Part 6: Poisoning and overdose 30. Poisoning: Assessment and management 31. Poisoning: Prescription and non-prescription drugs 32. Poisoning: Other substances 33. Alcohol misuse Part 7: Infectious diseases 34. Infectious diseases 35. Notifiable diseases 36. Sexually transmitted infections Part 8: Vulnerable patient groups 37. Domestic abuse 38. Sexual assault 39. The mental health patient in the ED 40. Risk assessment, self-harm and suicide 41. Common mental health problems 42. The patient with dementia 43. The patient with an intellectual disability Part 9: Children in the emergency department 44. Children in the ED 45. Safeguarding children 46. Recognising the sick child 47. Common illnesses in children 48. Paediatric advanced life support Part 10: Minor injuries and conditions 49. Minor injuries in children 50. Lower limb injuries 51. Upper limb injuries 52. Wounds 53. Eye conditions 54. Ear, nose and throat conditions Part 11: Trauma 55. Trauma in context 56. Primary survey 57. Head and spinal trauma 58. Chest trauma 59. Limb trauma 60. Abdominal and pelvic trauma 61. Massive haemorrhage 62. Burns 63. Special circumstances in trauma 64. Trauma in children 65. Major incident Part 12: Patient transfer and end-of-life care 66. Patient transfer 67. End-of-life care