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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContributors 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
