Emergencies in paediatrics and neonatolgy

• Other Authors: Rainbow, Jo (Editor), Crisp, Stuart (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
• Edition: SECOND EDITION
• Series: Oxford medical publications; Emergencies in Critical Care
• Subjects: Emergency Treatment > Handbooks > method; Child > Handbooks; Emergencies > Handbooks; Infant > Handbooks; Intensive Care, Neonatal > Handbooks > methods
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• Physical Description: xxiv, 547 pages illustrations 18 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780199605538; 019960553X

Severely unwell children are the most frightening emergency a clinician can face. This second edition of Emergencies in Paediatrics and Neonatology, guides the clinician through what to do and when, in a format that can be read at the bedside. Resuscitation techniques are described in detail and comprehensive management plans are provided. Organised by symptom, the handbook concisely covers a range of essential information, from the key facts to elicit in the history to the specific difficulties of treating children in an emergency situation - communication and pain relief. Symbols are used to indicate clinical severity ranging from life-threatening to minor, and the book includes detailed drug dosages for children and the most recent resuscitation guidelines. The new edition brings this bestselling guide fully up-to-date, including the management of anaphylaxis and rheumatic fever. The number of algorithms included in the book has also been increased