RT Book, Section A1 Jones, T.Russell A2 Stone, C. Keith A2 Humphries, Roger L. SR Print(0) ID 55745001 T1 Chapter 1. Approach to the Emergency Department Patient T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine, 7e YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-0-07-170107-5 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55745001 RD 2024/03/28 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.