TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 1. Approach to the Emergency Department Patient A1 - Jones, T.Russell A2 - Stone, C. Keith A2 - Humphries, Roger L. PY - 2011 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine, 7e AB - An emergency is commonly defined as any condition perceived by the prudent layperson—or someone on his or her behalf—as requiring immediate medical or surgical evaluation and treatment. On the basis of this definition, the American College of Emergency Physicians states that the practice of emergency medicine has the primary mission of evaluating, managing, and providing treatment to these patients with unexpected injury and illness. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55745001 ER -