Global Poverty and Emergency Care

Abstract

Encarta describes the word ‘‘global’’ as relating to or what is happening throughout the entire world. The word ‘‘poverty’’ is further defined as not having enough money to take care of basic needs such as food, clothing, and housing or a lack of something. These words are important because Journal of Emergency Nursing is participating in a global theme issue on Poverty and Human Development during the months of October and December. The October issue will focus on some of the roles emergency nurses have performed in caring for patients in parts of the world with limited access to health care. The December issue will feature articles that highlight the role of ENA in human development throughout the world through our Trauma Nursing Core Course and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course. In many countries across the world, limited contact with basic health care makes it difficult to even consider the need for emergency care. However, the need to focus