(Ebook) Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach, Fourth Edition by Advanced Life Support Group ISBN 9780470757369, 9780727918475, 0470757361, 0727918478

(Ebook) Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach, Fourth Edition by Advanced Life Support Group ISBN 9780470757369, 9780727918475, 0470757361, 0727918478

This international bestseller covers the full advanced paediatric life support course, with the core sections for the abbreviated one-day course clearly picked out. The book provides practical guidance for managing children and infants in the first life-threatening "golden" hour. This new edition goes beyond immediate management to include stabilisation and transfer. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 3–6): Chapter 2 Why Treat Children Differently? (pages 7–13): Chapter 3 Structured Approach to Emergency Paediatrics (pages 15–17): Chapter 4 Basic Life Support (pages 21–35): Chapter 5 Advanced Support of the Airway and Ventilation (pages 37–46): Chapter 6 The Management of Cardiac Arrest (pages 47–56): Chapter 7 The Structured Approach to the Seriously Ill Child (pages 59–72): Chapter 8 The Child With Breathing Difficulties (pages 73–96): Chapter 9 The Child in Shock (pages 97–113): Chapter 10 The Child With an Abnormal Pulse Rate or Rhythm (pages 115–124): Chapter 11 The Child With a Decreased Conscious Level (pages 125–137): Chapter 12 The Convulsing Child (pages 139–148): Chapter 13 The Structured Aapproach to the Seriously Injured Child (pages 151–166): Chapter 14 The Child With Chest Injury (pages 167–173): Chapter 15 The Child With Abdominal Injury (pages 175–178): Chapter 16 The Child With Trauma to the Head (pages 179–188): Chapter 17 The Child With Injuries to the Extremities or the Spine (pages 189–197): Chapter 18 The Burned or Scalded Child (pages 199–204): Chapter 19 The Child With an Alectrical Injury or Drowning (pages 205–212): Chapter 20 Practical Procedures ? Airway and Breathing (pages 215–230): Chapter 21 Practical Procedures ? Circulation (pages 231–242): Chapter 22 Practical Procedures ? Trauma (pages 243–252): Chapter 23 Interpreting Trauma X?rays (pages 253–264): Chapter 24 Structured Approach to Stabilisation and Transfer (pages 265–276):