Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach, Fourth Edition

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 390
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This international bestseller covers the full advanced paediatric life support course, with the core sections for the abbreviated one-day course clearly picked out. The book provides practical guidance for managing children and infants in the first life-threatening "golden" hour. This new edition goes beyond immediate management to include stabilisation and transfer.

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 3–6):
Chapter 2 Why Treat Children Differently? (pages 7–13):
Chapter 3 Structured Approach to Emergency Paediatrics (pages 15–17):
Chapter 4 Basic Life Support (pages 21–35):
Chapter 5 Advanced Support of the Airway and Ventilation (pages 37–46):
Chapter 6 The Management of Cardiac Arrest (pages 47–56):
Chapter 7 The Structured Approach to the Seriously Ill Child (pages 59–72):
Chapter 8 The Child With Breathing Difficulties (pages 73–96):
Chapter 9 The Child in Shock (pages 97–113):
Chapter 10 The Child With an Abnormal Pulse Rate or Rhythm (pages 115–124):
Chapter 11 The Child With a Decreased Conscious Level (pages 125–137):
Chapter 12 The Convulsing Child (pages 139–148):
Chapter 13 The Structured Aapproach to the Seriously Injured Child (pages 151–166):
Chapter 14 The Child With Chest Injury (pages 167–173):
Chapter 15 The Child With Abdominal Injury (pages 175–178):
Chapter 16 The Child With Trauma to the Head (pages 179–188):
Chapter 17 The Child With Injuries to the Extremities or the Spine (pages 189–197):
Chapter 18 The Burned or Scalded Child (pages 199–204):
Chapter 19 The Child With an Alectrical Injury or Drowning (pages 205–212):
Chapter 20 Practical Procedures ? Airway and Breathing (pages 215–230):
Chapter 21 Practical Procedures ? Circulation (pages 231–242):
Chapter 22 Practical Procedures ? Trauma (pages 243–252):
Chapter 23 Interpreting Trauma X?rays (pages 253–264):
Chapter 24 Structured Approach to Stabilisation and Transfer (pages 265–276):