Description
This practical book, written especially for pre-hospital staff, provides all the information needed to deal with children in life threatening situations before arriving at hospital. Complementing the best-selling Advanced Paediatric Life Support, this new edition reflects recent developments in practice, and covers the indispensable knowledge required for paediatric emergency care in the pre-hospital setting.
Fully updated, this manual includes new information to aid both civilian and military personnel, as well as material on all stages of pre-hospital care; from recognition and practical procedures to the important issues of paediatric practice in the field.
- Quick-to-follow algorithms of ‘at-the-scene’ procedures
- Based upon the protocols that ensure a smooth transfer from pre-hospital to hospital care
- Internationally recognised course training resource
Offering an authoritative guide to the care of the seriously ill or injured child, Pre-Hospital Paediatric Life Support is an essential tool for ambulance staff, general practitioners and community healthcare workers.
Table of Contents
Working group vi
Contributors to third edition vii
Contributors to first and second editions viii
Preface to third edition ix
Preface to first edition x
Acknowledgements xi
Contact details and further information xii
How to use your textbook xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Scene management in incidents involving children 7
3 Preparation 11
4 Assessment and immediate management of the seriously ill or injured child 15
5 Immediate management of the seriously ill child 29
6 Structured approach to the seriously injured child 53
7 Management of cardiac arrest 71
8 When a child dies 99
9 The non-seriously ill child 103
10 The chronically ill child 109
11 Safeguarding children 115
12 Pain management in children 123
13 Paediatric triage 131
14 Human factors 135
15 Practical procedures: Airway and breathing 145
16 Practical procedures: Circulation 161
17 Practical procedures: Trauma 167
18 Military pre‐hospital paediatric care 179
Appendix Paediatric emergency reference cards 183
Index 209
