title: Emergency care and management of patients with stab wounds.
abstract: This article discusses the assessment, management and treatment of patients with stab wounds on arrival in the emergency department. It describes the immediate approach to assessment. The assessment of stab wounds to the chest, abdomen and limbs is also examined.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, St Mary's Hospital, London. james.bird@imperial.nhs.uk
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faulkner
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010808:Physical Examination; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*