Description
It is now more than ten years since the publication of the first edition of Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine and interest in this specialty continues to grow at a local and international level. Paediatric emergency medicine can be a challenging and difficult area for doctors. Children cannot always communicate their problems verbally, while parents are anxious and the possibility of a missed diagnosis is ever present. Although the principles in managing paediatric patients are the same as adults there are significant differences in patterns of illness and response. In addition, the therapies available vary widely between adult and paediatric practice.- Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine provides clear, concise and comprehensive coverage of all the major topics that present within paediatric emergency medicine- It offers a consensus approach to diagnosis and treatment, drawing on the latest evidence available- Short chapters with key point boxes allow for the quick and easy retrieval of information, essential when time is short
Table of Contents
1. Approach to the paediatric patient2. Resuscitation3. Neonatal emergencies4. Trauma in children5. Cardiovascular6. Respiratory7. Gastroenterology and hepatology8. Neurology9. Infectious diseases10. Metabolic emergencies11. Haematology and oncology12. Dermatology13. Eyes14. ENT and dental15. Obstetrics and gynaecology16. Renal17. Psychiatric18. Crisis intervention19. Administration in EMS20. Analgesia and sedation21. Poisoning22. Environmental23. Ultrasound24. Common procedures25. Orthopaedics and rheumatology26. Male genitalia27. Transport and retrieval28. Teaching paediatric emergency medicine29. Paediatric research in the emergency department30. Adolescent medicine in the emergency department
