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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463214503321

Titolo

Managing the critically ill child : a guide for anaesthetists and emergency physicians / / edited by Richard Skone [and four others] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-32717-2

1-107-23873-0

1-107-33527-2

1-107-33278-8

1-107-33693-7

1-107-33361-X

1-299-25757-7

1-139-10781-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix,  349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

618.92/0025

Soggetti

Pediatric emergencies

Critically ill children - Medical care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. The district general hospital setting -- section 2. Clinical conditions -- section 3. What you could be expected to do in a district general hospital -- section 4. The children's hospital setting -- section 5. Golden rules.

Sommario/riassunto

The management of critically ill or injured children has become increasingly specialised; nevertheless, the first point of contact for many sick children remains their nearest hospital. Here, the initial management will usually involve emergency department doctors, anaesthetists and paediatricians. Managing the Critically Ill Child is written by anaesthetists and emergency department physicians who currently have a significant paediatric practice. It provides a straightforward guide for non-paediatricians encountering acutely unwell or injured children. This book helps readers apply their



knowledge from adult practice to children, and avoid pitfalls where the approaches in paediatrics differ. Written in a practical, concise format, Managing the Critically Ill Child guides physicians beyond the initial emergency algorithms and is essential reading for physicians and trainees in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care who may be asked to look after a child.