Succinct and highly illustrated, this handy pocket guide enables doctors, nurses and emergency care practitioners to successfully manage common minor injuries in children at the point of care. Providing concise, evidence-based text including all the latest recommended guidelines and procedures, this book has a colour format to provide instant access to all the very latest information and help. Containing warning boxes, clinical tips and illustrated with practical procedures, the book outlines when to treat, how to treat, when to refer or when minor trauma is indicative of a more serious diagnosis. A supporting website at www.hodderplus.com/minortraumainchildren provides additional resources to support you between cases and help you to perfect your clinical examination technique. Resources include: case vingettes, an image and video library including videos of techniques and clinical examination procedures plus links to the latest CRP guidelines, and a glossary. This book is an essential purchase for junior doctors, nurse practitioners and emergency care practitioners in the emergency department, minor injury centre or primary care facility. It is a touchstone for all those seeing children following minor injury or trauma.
Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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How to use this book and website |
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Chapter 2 Prevention of injury |
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Chapter 3 Pain management |
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Chapter 4 Wounds and soft tissue injuries |
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Chapter 5 Head and facial injuries |
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Chapter 6 Neck and back injuries |
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Chapter 7 Fractures and dislocations - general approach |
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Chapter 8 Injuries of the shoulder to wrist |
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Chapter 10 The lower limb |
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Chapter 11 Bums, scalds, chemical and electrical injuries |
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Chapter 12 Bites, stings and allergic reactions |
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Chapter 13 Foreign bodies |
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Chapter 14 Injuries of the external genitalia and anus |
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Chapter 15 Non-accidental injury |
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Chapter 16 Practical procedures |
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Chapter 17 Medico-legal issues |
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Index |
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"Dr Ffion Davies, MRCP, FRCPCH, FCEM, Consultant in Emergency Medicine ,Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW
"Dr Colin E Bruce MB ChB, FRCS, FRCS(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP
"Dr Kate J Taylor-Robinson MBChB FRCR, Consultant Pediatric Radiologist, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP "