Contributors; Preface; 1. The nature of emergency nursing Ruth Endacott; 2. Care of the emergency patient - frameworks for nursing assessment and management Gary Jones; 3. Emergency care of the child and adolescent Suzanne Knight and Robert Crouch; 4. Emergency care of the adult Ruth Endacott; 5. Emergency care of the older person Robert Crouch; 6. Mental health Elizabeth Whelan; 7. Major trauma management Maureen O'Reilly; 8. Emergency care of the person with minor injury and minor illness Gary Jones; 9. Major disasters and major incidents Mike Hayward; Index.