
Pre-Hospital Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach
Advanced Life Support Group
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 procedures Based upon the protocols that ensure a smooth transfer from pre–hospital to hospital care Internationally recognised course training resource Offering 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. INDICE: Working group .Contributors to third edition .Contributors to first and second editions .Preface to third edition .Preface to first edition .Acknowledgements .Contact details and further information .How to use your textbook .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 .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-33976-3
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 06/10/2017
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés