In the event of a paediatric cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care. The second edition of this successful text provides you with a practical and systematic guide to the rapid assessment and delivery of appropriate resuscitation to infants and children.
- Conforms to current European Resuscitation Council Guidelines
- Based on up-to-date research and evidence-based practice protocols
- Synoptic approach enables rapid delivery of effective treatment
- Written by experts in the field of both resuscitation and paediatrics.
Paediatric Advanced Life Support 2e is a succinct yet comprehensive guide and is an essential purchase for any health professional likely to encounter an emergency situation.
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Chapter 1 An Overview of Paediatric Advanced Life Support |
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Chapter 2 Resuscitation Equipment for Paediatric Resuscitation |
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Chapter 3 Recognition of the Seriously Ill Child |
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Chapter 4 Paediatric Basic Life Support |
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Chapter 5 Airway Management and Ventilation |
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Chapter 6 ECG Recognition and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias |
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Chapter 7 Defibrillation and Electrical Cardioversion |
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Chapter 8 Paediatric Advanced Life Support |
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Chapter 9 Management of Anaphylaxis |
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Chapter 10 Resuscitation in Special Situations |
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Chapter 11 Post-resuscitation Care |
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Chapter 13 Records, Record-keeping and Audit |
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Chapter 14 Legal and Ethical Issues |
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Chapter 15 Resuscitation Training |
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Phil Jevon qualified as an RGN in 1986. He worked on CCU between the years 1987 and 1993 during which time he gained considerable experience in coronary care nursing. He has been the Resuscitation Officer/ clinical Skills Lead at The Manor Hospital, Walsall since 1993 and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the Birmingham Medical School. Holding the hospital cardiac arrest bleep, he attends paediatric arrests. He has run the Paediatric advanced life support courses (PALS, APLS, EPLS) for the last 17 years.
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