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The great outdoors is full of hazards. Be prepared to respond to these common warm-weather emergencies: heat illness, drowning, lightning stroke, bee and wasp stings, and snakebite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Learn about the hazards associated with these winter sports and how to care for someone who's injured if you're the first on the scene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By improving our process, we enhanced patient care and made handoff communication more effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Consider the pros and cons of allowing a family member to be present during resuscitation efforts, then tell us what you think. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a few minutes, a patient who's sustained serious traumatic injuries will arive at your hospital. Are you ready to care for him? Here you'll learn a quick, evidence-based system to guide your initial assessments and interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Learn how pediatric anatomy and physiology influence the way you care for an injured child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Find out how you can help patients survive hypothermia, frostbite, and serious wintertime sports injuries -- and what you can teach them about avoiding cold-weather hazards in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In chest trauma, critical injuries aren't always apparent. And complications from even a single rib fracture can be deadly. Here are the assessments and interventions that could help you save your patient's life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, and acts of violence cause thousands of tragic spinal cord injuries every year. Here's a comprehensive look at what you can do to help these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Do you worry that you sometimes exceed the scope of nursing practice? Here's how to recognize your legal boundaries -- and even expand them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When a patient is bleeding, your fast action can mean the difference between life and death. Learn how to recognize the dangers and quickly intervene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How to prevent a deadly complication of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Learn how to protect the victim -- and yourself -- from the potentially dangerous effects of their venom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Infection in a postsplenectomy patient can quickly spiral into sepsis syndrome and death. Find out why -- and what precautions you can take. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The most valuable texts of 1997 as chosen by AJN's panel of judges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Wilderness Medical Society convened a panel to review available evidence supporting practices for medical direction of search and rescue teams. This panel included of members of the Wilderness Medical Society Search and Rescue Committee, the National Association of EMS Physicians Wilderness Committee, and leadership of the Mountain Rescue Association. Literature about definitions and terminology, epidemiology, currently accepted best practices, and regulatory and legal considerations was reviewed. The panel graded available evidence supporting practices according to the American College of Chest Physicians criteria and then made recommendations based on that evidence. Recommendations were based on the panel's collective clinical experience and judgment when published evidence was lacking.