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More About This Title Pre-Hospital Paediatric Life Support - A PracticalApproach to Emergencies, 3rd Edition
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This practical book, written especially for pre-hospital staff, provides all the information needed to deal with children in life threatening situations before arriving at hospital. Complementing the best-selling Advanced Paediatric Life Support, this new edition reflects recent developments in practice, and covers the indispensable knowledge required for paediatric emergency care in the pre-hospital setting.
Fully updated, this manual includes new information to aid both civilian and military personnel, as well as material on all stages of pre-hospital care; from recognition and practical procedures to the important issues of paediatric practice in the field.
Quick-to-follow algorithms of ‘at-the-scene’ proceduresBased upon the protocols that ensure a smooth transfer from pre-hospital to hospital careInternationally recognised course training resourceOffering an authoritative guide to the care of the seriously ill or injured child, Pre-Hospital Paediatric Life Support is an essential tool for ambulance staff, general practitioners and community healthcare workers.
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Contributors to third edition
Contributors to first and second editions
Preface to third edition
Preface to first edition
Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction
2 Scene management in incidents involving children
3 Preparation
4 Assessment and immediate management of the seriously ill or injured child
5 Immediate management of the seriously ill child
6 Structured approach to the seriously injured child
7 Management of cardiac arrest
8 When a child dies
9 The non-seriously ill child
10 The chronically ill child
11 Safeguarding children
12 Pain management in children
13 Paediatric triage
14 Human factors
15 Practical procedures: airway and breathing
16 Practical procedures: circulation
17 Practical procedures: trauma
18 Military pre�]hospital paediatric care
Appendix: Paediatric emergency reference cards
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