Advanced Paediatric Life Support - The Practical Approach: Australian and New Zealand 6e with Wiley E–Text

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.  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. 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: Fully adapted for use in Australia and New Zealand, with updates to chapters on shock, the choking child, basic life support and cardiac arrest 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. INDICE: Clinical conditions list .Working group .Contributors .Preface to the first edition .Preface to the sixth edition .Preface to the modified Australia and New Zealand sixth edition .Acknowledgements .Contact details and further information .How to use your textbook .Part 1: Introduction .Chapter 1 Introduction .Chapter 2 Structured approach to emergency paediatrics .Chapter 3 Human factors .Part 2: The seriously ill child .Chapter 4 The structured approach to the seriously ill child .Chapter 5 The child with breathing difficulties .Chapter 6 The child in shock .Chapter 7 The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm .Chapter 8 The child with a decreased conscious level .Chapter 9 The convulsing child .Part 3: The seriously injured child .Chapter 10 Introduction to the seriously injured child .Chapter 11 The structured approach to the seriously injured child .Chapter 12 The child with chest injury .Chapter 13 The child with abdominal injury .Chapter 14 The child with traumatic brain injury .Chapter 15 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine .Chapter 16 The burned or scalded child .Chapter 17 The child with an electrical injury or drowning .Part 4: Life support .Chapter 18 Basic life support .Chapter 19 Advanced support of the airway and ventilation .Chapter 20 The management of cardiac arrest .Part 5: Practical application of APLS .Chapter 21 Practical procedures: airway and breathing .Chapter 22 Practical procedures: circulation .Chapter 23 Practical procedures: trauma .Chapter 24 Imaging in trauma .Chapter 25 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer .Part 6: Appendices .Appendix A Acid base balance .Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management .Appendix C Child abuse and neglect .Appendix D When a child dies .Appendix E General approach to poisoning and envenomation .Appendix F Resuscitation of the baby at birth .Appendix G Formulary .Index

• ISBN: 978-1-119-38546-2
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 16/06/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés