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UNINA9910825486903321 |
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Titolo |
Pocket book of hospital care for children : guidelines for the management of common childhood illnesses / / World Health Organization |
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Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , 2013 |
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[Second edition, 2013 edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (442 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Pediatrics |
Child care |
Hospitals |
Pediatrics - methods |
Child, Hospitalized |
Developing Countries |
Handbook |
Practice Guideline |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chart 1: Stages in the management of a sick child admitted to hospital: key elements; 1. TRIAGE AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS; 1.1 Triage; 1.2 Summary of steps in emergency triage assessment and treatment; 1.3 Assessment of emergency and priority signs; Triage of all sick children; How to manage a choking infant or child; How to manage the airway in a child with obstructed breathing; How to give oxygen; How to position the unconscious Child; Give IV fluids for shock in a child without severe acute malnutrition |
Give IV fluids for shock in a child with severe acute malnutritionGive diazepam rectally; Give IV glucose; Treat severe dehydration in an emergency setting; 1.4 Emergency treatment for a child with severe malnutrition; 1.5 Diagnostic considerations for children with emergency conditions; 1.5.1 Child presenting with an airway or severe breathing problem; 1.5.2 Child presenting with shock; 1.5.3 Child presenting with |
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lethargy, unconsciousness or convulsions; 1.6 Common poisoning; 1.6.1 Principles for ingested poisons; 1.6.2 Principles for poisons in contact with skin or eyes |
1.6.3 Principles for inhaled poisons1.6.4 Specific poisons; 1.6.5 Prevention of poisoning; 1.7 Drowning; 1.8 Electrocution; 1.9 Common causes of envenoming; 1.9.1 Snake bite; 1.9.2 Scorpion sting; 1.9.3 Other sources of envenoming; 1.10 Trauma and injuries; 1.10.1 Primary survey or initial assessment; 1.10.2 Secondary survey; 2. DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES TO THE SICK CHILD; 2.1 Relationship to the IMCI approach and stages of hospital care; 2.2 Taking history; 2.3 Approach to the sick child and clinical examination; 2.4 Laboratory investigations; 2.5 Differential diagnoses |
3. PROBLEMS OF THE NEONATE AND YOUNG INFANT3.1 Essential newborn care at delivery; 3.2 Neonatal resuscitation; 3.2.1 Post resuscitation care; 3.2.2 Cessation of resuscitation; 3.3 Routine care for all newborns after delivery; 3.4 Prevention of neonatal infections; 3.5 Management of the infant with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy; 3.6 Danger signs in newborns and young infants; 3.7 Convulsions or fits; 3.8 Serious bacterial infection; 3.9 Meningitis; 3.10 Supportive care for sick neonates; 3.10.1 Thermal environment; 3.10.2 Fluid management; 3.10.3 Oxygen therapy; 3.10.4 High fever |
3.11 Preterm and low-birth-weight infants3.11.1 Infants with a birth weight of 2.0-2.5 kg (35-36 weeks' gestation); 3.11.2 Infants with a birth weight < 2.0 kg (< 35 weeks' gestation); 3.11.3 Common problems of low-birth-weight infants; 3.11.4 Discharge and follow-up of low-birth-weight infants; 3.12 Other common neonatal problems; 3.12.1 Jaundice; 3.12.2 Conjunctivitis; 3.12.3 Congenital malformations; 3.13 Infants of mothers with infectious diseases; 3.13.1 Congenital syphilis; 3.13.2 Infants of mothers with tuberculosis; 3.13.3 Infants of mothers with HIV infection |
3.14 Doses of common drugs for neonates and low-birth-weight infants |
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The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem |
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UNINA9910811999703321 |
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Titolo |
Business models for sustainable telecoms growth in developing economies / / Sanjay Kaul ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2008 |
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9786612349737 |
9781282349735 |
1282349732 |
9780470987759 |
0470987758 |
9780470987742 |
047098774X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (399 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Telecommunication - Developing countries |
Sustainable development - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Dedication. -- Foreword. -- Preface. -- Acknowledgements. -- Disclaimer. -- About the Authors. -- 1. The Impact of Communications on Developing Markets. -- 2. Mobile Telephony / A Great Success Story? Can Mobile Growth Be Sustained? -- 3. Communications for All / is it a Myth? -- 4. Customers' Needs for Telecoms Services and Applications. -- 5. Mobilising Wireless Communications for Mass Markets. -- 6. Defining Innovative Business Models for Sustainable Telecoms Growth. -- 7. Straight from Top Executives / Trends and Approaches. -- 8. Internet in Rural Areas / Emerging Business Models and Opportunities in Developing Countries. -- 9. Making It Happen: Enabling Communication in Developing Economies. -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Business Models for Sustainable Telecoms Growth in Developing Economic A little more than 3 billion people have access to basic mobile telephony, with 48% living close to or below the poverty line. These people, the so-called 'mass market', lack access to basic communications technology. An ongoing issue facing communications |
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providers is how to facilitate and promote communications access to those who live in rural areas of developing economies. The authors utilize their considerable 'hands on' experience of working in successful telecommunications companies in order to address the challenges of creating, facilitating and maintaining sustainable telecommunications growth in developing nations. With this focus in mind the authors present a snapshot of these countries through real life case studies. Business Models for Sustainable Telecoms Growth in Developing Economic: <ul type="disc">. Presents innovative and sustainable business models to address telecommunications adoption in developing countries.. Identifies the inherent drivers and barriers in the mass-market adoption of mobile services in developing economies.. Discusses the impact and importance of telecoms in developing nations including customer needs and Internet-based services.. Highlights the current state of communications in such markets.. Includes real world case studies and interviews with telecoms CEOs from all over the world. The author team provides decision makers, professionals, and application developers in IT, telecommunications and media with a thorough understanding of the current state and future evolution of sustainable telecommunications in developing countries. The book will also be of interest to advanced students in electrical engineering and telecommunications, analysts, and consultants with an interest in growing economies. |
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