Description
The Golden Hour: The Handbook of Advanced Pediatric Life Support, by Drs. David G. Nichols, Myron Yaster, Charles Schleien, and Charles N. Paidas, a new edition in the Mobile Medicine Series, presents today's life-saving approaches for the critically ill or injured child. Time is of the essence when performing emergency techniques such as intraosseous needle insertion and intubation, so find what you need quickly using this guide's step-by-step, outline format that includes numerous algorithms, tables, and figures. Significant updates and revisions make the third edition a must-have for any physician, resident, nurse, or emergency medical technician.Find what you need quickly when performing emergency techniques such as cardioversion/defibrillation with a step-by-step, outline format that includes numerous algorithms, tables, and figures.- Prepare for a broad range of emergency situations with new chapters on General Surgical Emergencies; Asthma; Acute Renal Failure; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Gastrointestinal Emergencies; Liver Failure; Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies; Hypo/Hyperthermia; and Terrorism and Mass Casualty.- Solve more clinical challenges with new and expanded material, including spinal cord trauma, and additional focus on the hot topic of pain and sedation.- Get expert visual guidance with additional illustrations to supplement the comprehensive coverage.
Table of Contents
1. Initial Assessment2. Airway Management3. Respiratory Failure4. Acute Asthma5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation6. Shock7. Cardiovascular Emergencies8. Electrolyte and Metabolic Disorders9. Acute Renal Failure10. Endocrine Emergencies: Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hypoglycemia, and Thyroid Storm11. Gastrointestinal Emergencies12. Liver Failure13. Hematologic Emergencies14. Oncologic Emergencies15. Head and Spinal Cord Trauma16. Nontraumatic Stupor and Coma17. Drug Intoxication18. Status Epilepticus19. Meningitis and Sepsis20. Pain Control and Sedation Management21. Thoracic Trauma22. Abdominal Trauma23. General Surgical Emergencies24. Orthopedic Trauma25. Ocular Emergencies and Trauma26. Soft Tissue Injuries27. Human and Animal Bites and Stings28. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia29. Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events30. Burns31. Child Abuse32. Neonatal Emergencies33. Transportation of the Critically Ill and Injured Child
