Overview of the Emergency Department and Its Operations. Legal Liability in Emergency Medicine: General Principles (M. McHale). Defense of Emergency Medicine Malpractice Cases (S. Lewis). Acute Myocardial Infarction and Chest Pain (M. Rothenberg & K. Lee). Chest, Cardiac, and Vascular Injuries (M. Rothenberg & K. Lee). Respiratory and Thoracic Emergencies (M. Rothenberg & K. Lee). Gastrointestinal Emergencies (M. Rothenberg & S. Lewis). Head and Spinal Injuries (M. Rothenberg & J. Taylor). Pediatric Emergencies (M. Rothenberg, et al.). Obstetrical Emergencies (M. Rothenberg, et al.). Musculoskeletal Emergencies (M. Rothenberg & S. Lewis). Emergency Management of Wounds and Burns (M. Rothenberg & S. Lewis). Genitourinary Emergencies (M. Rothenberg & S. Lewis). Appendix. Table of Cases. Index.