Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach, Fifth Edition

• Publisher: BMJ Books
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 395
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This international bestselling book on acute paediatric care is the coursebook for the Advanced Life Support Group’s Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS). It uses their practical approach, a tried and tested method of treating children during the crucial first few hours of a life threatening condition. Advanced Paediatric Life Support is used in emergency and paediatric departments, by physicians, nurses and allied health professionals, and its clear layout and straightforward style make it a highly practical tool both for training and in the event of an emergency.

The fifth edition includes major new features bringing it right up to date, including:

• The latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2010 Guidelines
• A discussion on the importance of human factors
• A new and improved design including full colour photographs and diagrams

With this book at hand, paediatric and emergency staff can be confident in having comprehensive and authoritative guidance on the first principles of recognising life threatening conditions through to all the procedures necessary to save a child’s life.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–6):
Chapter 2 Why Treat Children Differently? (pages 7–13):
Chapter 3 Structured Approach to Emergency Paediatrics (pages 14–16):
Chapter 4 Basic Life Support (pages 17–33):
Chapter 5 Advanced Support of the Airway and Ventilation (pages 34–42):
Chapter 6 The Management of Cardiac Arrest (pages 43–52):
Chapter 7 The Structured Approach to the Seriously Ill Child (pages 53–69):
Chapter 8 The Child with Breathing Difficulties (pages 70–90):
Chapter 9 The Child in Shock (pages 91–106):
Chapter 10 The Child with an Abnormal Pulse Rate or Rhythm (pages 107–115):
Chapter 11 The Child with a Decreased Conscious Level (pages 116–127):
Chapter 12 The Convulsing Child (pages 128–136):
Chapter 13 The Structured Approach to the Seriously Injured Child (pages 137–157):
Chapter 14 The Child with Chest Injury (pages 158–164):
Chapter 15 The Child with Abdominal Injury (pages 165–168):
Chapter 16 The Child with Trauma to the Head (pages 169–177):
Chapter 17 The Child with Injuries to the Extremities or the Spine (pages 178–187):
Chapter 18 The Burned Or Scalded Child (pages 188–193):
Chapter 19 The Child with an Electrical Injury or Drowning (pages 194–200):
Chapter 20 Practical Procedures: Airway and Breathing (pages 201–216):
Chapter 21 Practical Procedures: Circulation (pages 217–228):
Chapter 22 Practical Procedures: Trauma (pages 229–238):
Chapter 23 Interpreting Trauma X?Rays (pages 239–249):
Chapter 24 Structured Approach to Stabilisation and Transfer (pages 250–261):
Chapter 25 Human Factors (pages 262–270):