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  • Formaat: 384 pages
  • Sari: Advanced Life Support Group
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2016
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 1119241227
  • ISBN-13: 9781119241225
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  • Formaat: 384 pages
  • Sari: Advanced Life Support Group
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2016
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 1119241227
  • ISBN-13: 9781119241225
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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Clinical conditions list vii
Working group x
Contributors xii
Preface to the first edition xvii
Preface to the sixth edition xix
Acknowledgements xx
Contact details and further information xxi
How to use your textbook xxii
Part 1: Introduction 1(32)
1 Introduction
3(10)
2 Structured approach to paediatric emergencies
13(10)
3 Human factors
23(10)
Part 2: The seriously ill child 33(74)
4 Structured approach to the seriously ill child
35(14)
5 The child with breathing difficulties
49(18)
6 The child in shock
67(14)
7 The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm
81(8)
8 The child with a decreased conscious level
89(10)
9 The convulsing child
99(8)
Part 3: The seriously injured child 107(60)
10 Introduction to the seriously injured child
109(6)
11 Structured approach to the seriously injured child
115(12)
12 The child with chest injury
127(8)
13 The child with abdominal injury
135(4)
14 The child with traumatic brain injury
139(8)
15 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine
147(8)
16 The burned or scalded child
155(6)
17 The child with an electrical injury or drowning
161(6)
Part 4: Life support 167(42)
18 Basic life support
169(16)
19 Support of the airway and ventilation
185(14)
20 Management of cardiac arrest
199(10)
Part 5: Practical application of APLS 209(58)
21 Practical procedures: airway and breathing
211(14)
22 Practical procedures: circulation
225(14)
23 Practical procedures: trauma
239(10)
24 Imaging in trauma
249(6)
25 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer
255(12)
Part 6: Appendices 267(2)
Appendix A Acid-base balance 269(12)
Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management 281(10)
Appendix C Child abuse and neglect 291(8)
Appendix D When a child dies 299(4)
Appendix E General approach to poisoning and envenomation 303(14)
Appendix F Resuscitation of the baby at birth 317(16)
Appendix G Formulary 333(18)
Index 351
The Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to "preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques". The book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers.