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Record Nr.

UNINA9910678401403321

Titolo

Advanced paediatric life support : a practical approach to emergencies / / Advanced Life Support Group ; edited by Martin Samuels, Sue Wieteska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : BMJ Books : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

ISBN

1-119-24122-7

1-118-94767-3

1-118-94784-3

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (644 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour)

Disciplina

618.92/0025

Soggetti

Pediatric emergencies

Pediatric intensive care

Life support systems (Critical care)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous edition published 2011.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Structured approach to emergency paediatrics -- Human factors -- The structured approach to the seriously ill child -- The child with breathing difficulties -- The child in shock -- The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm -- The child with a decreased conscious level -- The convulsing child -- Introduction to the seriously injured child -- The structured approach to the seriously injured child -- The child with chest injury -- The child with abdominal injury -- The child with traumatic brain injury -- The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine -- The burned or scalded child -- The child with an electrical injury or drowning -- Life support -- Basic life support -- Advanced support of the airway and ventilation -- The management of cardiac arrest -- Practical procedures : airway and breathing -- Practical procedures : circulation -- Practical procedures : trauma -- Imaging in trauma -- Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer.