Advanced paediatric life support: a practical approach

Advanced Paediatric Life Support is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care, written to support the course run by the Advanced Life Support Group. Using their structured approach, a tried and tested practical method of treating children during the crucial first few hours of a life threatening illness or injury, Advanced Paediatric Life Support is used by doctors, nurses and allied health professionals dealing with emergencies in children. Its clear layout and straightforward style make it a highly practical tool both for training and in the event of an emergency. --

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

The latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2015 Guidelines --

The latest consensus guidelines on paediatric trauma --

Enhanced discussions on the importance of human factors --

A new and improved design including full colour photographs and diagrams --

Free access to the Wiley E-Text --

With this book at hand, all those providing care during paediatric emergencies can be confident in having comprehensive and authoritative guidance on the recognition and management of life threatening conditions necessary to save a child's life. --

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Contents note continued: 25.Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Structured approach to paediatric emergencies -- 3.Human factors -- 4.Structured approach to the seriously ill child -- 5.The child with breathing difficulties -- 6.The child in shock -- 7.The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm -- 8.The child with a decreased conscious level -- 9.The convulsing child -- 10.Introduction to the seriously injured child -- 11.Structured approach to the seriously injured child -- 12.The child with chest injury -- 13.The child with abdominal injury -- 14.The child with traumatic brain injury -- 15.The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine -- 16.The burned or scalded child -- 17.The child with an electrical injury or drowning -- 18.Basic life support -- 19.Support of the airway and ventilation -- 20.Management of cardiac arrest -- 21.Practical procedures: airway and breathing -- 22.Practical procedures: circulation -- 23.Practical procedures: trauma -- 24.Imaging in trauma --