Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies by Stephan

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Advanced Paediatric Life Support by Stephanie Smith, Advanced Life Support Group ADVANCED PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO EMERGENCIES The gold standard for treating paediatric emergencies Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care. Written to support the course run by the Advanced Life Support Group, the book uses their structured approach: a tried and tested practical method of treating children during the crucial first few hours of a life-threatening illness or injury. Advanced Paediatric Life Support is used by doctors, nurses and allied health professionals dealing with emergencies in children. Its clear layout and straightforward style make it a highly practical tool both for training and in the event of an emergency. In the seventh edition you will find descriptions of both common and uncommon paediatric emergencies which you may encounter in clinical practice, their causes, and how to best treat them during the first hours after presentation. This book offers a thoroughly evidence-based approach to its subject, which includes: The latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2021 guidelinesA thorough introduction to the structured approach to paediatric emergencies, including important non-technical skills and communicationComprehensive explorations of the seriously ill child, including airway and breathing, circulation, decreased consciousness, seizures and exposurePractical discussions of the seriously injured child, including examinations of chest, abdominal, brain and spinal injuriesEvidence-based life support treatment and the practical application of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support structured management Perfect for emergency care physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals, Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies will also benefit paediatric clinicians, doctors-in-training and anyone else with an interest in the team management and treatment of paediatric emergencies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester, UK.ALSGs medical education & training programmes improve outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway, anywhere in the world.As a charity, ALSG invests all profits in educational resources and partners with the most effective and respected organisations worldwide to develop exceptionally high-quality programmes. ALSG education quality is verified, accredited and internationally recognised as best in class, contributing to better outcomes for patients in life-threatening situations. Stephanie Smith, PhD, is Emergency Paediatric Consultant, Clinical Director at Nottingham Childrens Hospital. Table of Contents Contributors to Seventh Edition vii Foreword xi Preface to First Edition xii Preface to seventh edition xiii Acknowledgements xv Contact details and further information xix Part 1: Introduction 1 1 Introduction and structured approach to paediatric emergencies 3 2 Getting it right: non- technical factors and communication 19 Part 2: The seriously ill child 29 3 Structured approach to the seriously ill child 31 4 Airway and Breathing 45 5 Circulation 65 6 Decreased conscious level (with or without seizures) 93 7 Exposure 115 Part 3: The seriously injured child 125 8 Structured approach to the seriously injured child 127 9 The child with chest injury 147 10 The child with abdominal injury 157 11 The child with traumatic brain injury 161 12 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine 173 13 The burned or scalded child 183 14 The child with an electrical injury 191 15 Special considerations 195 Part 4: Life support 207 16 Basic life support 209 17 Support of the airway and ventilation 227 18 Management of cardiac arrest 245 Part 5: Practical application of APLS 259 19 Practical procedures: airway and breathing 261 20 Practical procedures: circulation 277 21 Practical procedures: trauma 295 22 Imaging in trauma 309 23 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer 323 Part 6: Appendices 337 Appendix A Acid–base balance and blood gas interpretation 339 Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management 357 Appendix C Paediatric major trauma 371 Appendix D Safeguarding 375 Appendix E Advance decisions and end of life 383 Appendix F General approach to poisoning and envenomation 397 Appendix G Resuscitation of the baby at birth 419 Appendix H Drowning 439 Appendix I Point of care ultrasound 445 Appendix J Formulary 455 List of algorithms 477 Working group for seventh edition 479 References and further reading 481 Index 487 How to use your textbook 508 Details ISBN1119716136 Author Advanced Life Support Group Series Advanced Life Support Group Year 2023 Edition 7th ISBN-13 9781119716136 Format Paperback Subtitle A Practical Approach to Emergencies Edited by Advanced Life Support Group NZ Release Date 2023-10-02 Language English ISBN-10 1119716136 Pages 528 Replaces 9781118947647 Audience Professional & Vocational Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Edition Description 7th edition Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken DEWEY 618.920025 Publication Date 2023-08-21 US Release Date 2023-08-21 AU Release Date 2023-12-07 Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2023-08-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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