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Record Nr.

UNINA9910677069403321

Autore

Jevon Philip

Titolo

Paediatric advanced life support [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide for nurses / / Philip Jevon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; New York, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-118-27463-6

1-118-70295-6

1-280-59919-7

9786613629029

1-118-27462-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

616.02/8

618.920025

Soggetti

Pediatric emergencies

Life support systems (Critical care)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Paediatric Advanced Life Support: A Practical Guide for Nurses; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Chapter 1: An Overview of Paediatric Advanced Life Support; Chapter 2: Resuscitation Equipment for Paediatric Resuscitation; Chapter 3: Recognition of the Seriously Ill Child; Chapter 4: Paediatric Basic Life Support; Chapter 5: Airway Management and Ventilation; Chapter 6: ECG Recognition and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias; Chapter 7: Defibrillation and Electrical Cardioversion; Chapter 8: Paediatric Advanced Life Support; Chapter 9: Management of Anaphylaxis

Chapter 10: Resuscitation in Special SituationsChapter 11: Post-resuscitation Care; Chapter 12: Bereavement; Chapter 13: Records, Record-keeping and Audit; Chapter 14: Legal and Ethical Issues; Chapter 15: Resuscitation Training; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the event of a paediatric cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care. The second edition of this successful text provides nurses with a practical and systematic guide to the rapid assessment and delivery of appropriate resuscitation



to infants and children.Conforms to current European Resuscitation Council GuidelinesBased on up-to-date research and evidence-based practice protocolsSynoptic approach enables rapid delivery of effective treatmentWritten by experts in the field of both resuscitation and pae