Emergency Nursing : With Certification Preparation & Review

The only emergency nursing resource that includes medical complications associated with trauma (rhabdomyolysis, multiple organ failure, hypothermia, infections, and coagulopathies) and strategies for their prevention, detection, and management. Also features information on assessment and triage, life support and resuscitation practices, common medical conditions encountered, current pharmacological adjuncts and other interventions, and legal and forensic aspects of emergency care, disaster planning, and mass casualty responses. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.