It is highly Commended at 2012 BMA awards in Paediatrics Category. This new edition in the "Mobile Medicine" series covers today's life-saving approaches to the critically ill or injured child. You can find what you need quickly using the step-by-step, outline format that includes numerous algorithms, tables, and figures. After all, time is of the essence when performing emergency techniques such as intraosseous needle insertion, intubation, and cardioversion/defibrillation. Significant updates and revisions make the third edition of this reference a must-have for any physician, resident, nurse, or emergency medical technician.
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1. Initial Assessment 2. Airway Management 3. Respiratory Failure 4. Acute Asthma 5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 6. Shock 7. Cardiovascular Emergencies 8. Electrolyte and Metabolic Disorders 9. Acute Renal Failure 10. Endocrine Emergencies: Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hypoglycemia, and Thyroid Storm 11. Gastrointestinal Emergencies 12. Liver Failure 13. Hematologic Emergencies 14. Oncologic Emergencies 15. Head and Spinal Cord Trauma 16. Nontraumatic Stupor and Coma 17. Drug Intoxication 18. Status Epilepticus 19. Meningitis and Sepsis 20. Pain Control and Sedation Management 21. Thoracic Trauma 22. Abdominal Trauma 23. General Surgical Emergencies 24. Orthopedic Trauma 25. Ocular Emergencies and Trauma 26. Soft Tissue Injuries 27. Human and Animal Bites and Stings 28. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia 29. Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events 30. Burns 31. Child Abuse 32. Neonatal Emergencies 33. Transportation of the Critically Ill and Injured Child
