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.
This edition has been adapted specifically for use in Australia and New Zealand, with the latest procedures, medications and clinical best practice to match the guidelines of the Australia and New Zealand Resuscitation Councils.
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 new and improved design including full colour photographs and diagrams
- Fully adapted for use in Australia and New Zealand
- New sections for Australasian-specific practice, including envenomation, burns, triage, neonatal resuscitation and formulary
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.
Table of Contents:
Clinical conditions list, vii Working group, ix
Contributors, xi
Preface to the Australia and New Zealand fifth edition, xiii
Preface to the first edition, xiv
Contact details and further information, xv
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction, 3
Chapter 2 Why treat children differently?, 7
Chapter 3 Structured approach to emergency paediatrics, 14
Part 2: Life support
Chapter 4 Basic life support, 19
Chapter 5 Advanced support of the airway and ventilation, 35
Chapter 6 The management of cardiac arrest, 45
Part 3: The seriously ill child
Chapter 7 The structured approach to the seriously ill child, 59
Chapter 8 The child with breathing diffi culties, 74
Chapter 9 The child in shock, 95
Chapter 10 The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm, 111
Chapter 11 The child with decreased conscious level, 120
Chapter 12 The convulsing child, 132
Part 4: The seriously injured child
Chapter 13 The structured approach to the seriously injured child, 145
Chapter 14 The child with chest injury, 163
Chapter 15 The child with abdominal injury, 170
Chapter 16 The child with trauma to the head, 173
Chapter 17 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine, 182
Chapter 18 The burned or scalded child, 192
Chapter 19 The child with an electrical injury or drowning, 198
Part 5: Practical applications of APLS
Chapter 20 Practical procedures: airway and breathing, 207
Chapter 21 Practical procedures: circulation, 219
Chapter 22 Practical procedures: trauma, 231
Chapter 23 Interpreting trauma X-rays, 244
Chapter 24 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer, 255
Chapter 25 Human factors, 267
Part 6: Appendices
Appendix A Acid–base balance, 279
Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management, 285
Appendix C Child abuse and neglect, 297
Appendix D Prevention of injury in children, 303
Appendix E When a child dies, 307
Appendix F Management of pain in children, 310
Appendix G Triage, 318
Appendix H General approach to poisoning and envenomation, 323
Appendix I Resuscitation of the baby at birth, 337
Appendix J Formulary, 359
Index, 375
