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Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach

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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.

Table of Contents:
Clinical conditions list vii Working group ix Contributors x Preface to the fifth edition xii Preface to the first edition xiii Acknowledgements 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 34 Chapter 6 The management of cardiac arrest 43 Part 3: The seriously ill child Chapter 7 The structured approach to the seriously ill child 55 Chapter 8 The child with breathing difficulties 70 Chapter 9 The child in shock 91 Chapter 10 The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm 107 Chapter 11 The child with a decreased conscious level 116 Chapter 12 The convulsing child 128 Part 4: The seriously injured child Chapter 13 The structured approach to the seriously injured child 139 Chapter 14 The child with chest injury 158 Chapter 15 The child with abdominal injury 165 Chapter 16 The child with trauma to the head 169 Chapter 17 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine 178 Chapter 18 The burned or scalded child 188 Chapter 19 The child with an electrical injury or drowning 194 Part 5: Practical application of APLS Chapter 20 Practical procedures: airway and breathing 203 Chapter 21 Practical procedures: circulation 217 Chapter 22 Practical procedures: trauma 229 Chapter 23 Interpreting trauma X-rays 239 Chapter 24 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer 250 Chapter 25 Human factors 262 Part 6: Appendices Appendix A Acid–base balance 273 Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management 279 Appendix C Child abuse and neglect 290 Appendix D Prevention of injury in children 299 Appendix E When a child dies 303 Appendix F Management of pain in children 306 Appendix G Triage 314 Appendix H General approach to poisoning and envenomation 317 Appendix I Resuscitation of the baby at birth 330 Appendix J Formulary 343 Index 366


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781444340198
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: BMJ Books
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 404
  • ISBN-10: 1444340190
  • Publisher Date: 08 Mar 2011
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Practical Approach


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