{"product_id":"advanced-paediatric-life-support-australia-and-new-zealand-isbn-9781119840169","title":"Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia and New Zealand","description":"\u003cb\u003eADVANCED PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gold standard for treating paediatric emergencies\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia and New Zealand: A Practical Approach to Emergencies is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care. This text reinforces the course developed by the Advanced Life Support Group and utilises their tried and tested method of treating children in the event of a life-threatening illness or injury. Adapted specifically for Australia and New Zealand, this edition is a trusted resource used by qualified medical professionals dealing with emergencies involving paediatric patients. With a clear layout and straightforward style, this text can be used as a functional tool both for training and in the event of an emergency.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this seventh edition you will find descriptions of both common and uncommon paediatric emergencies which may be encountered in clinical practice, along with their causes, and how to best treat them during the first hours after presentation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text offers an evidence-based approach to its subject, which includes:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe latest Australia and New Zealand Resuscitation Councils (ANZCOR) guidelines \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the structured approach to paediatric emergencies, including important non-technical skills and communication \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of the seriously ill child, including airway and breathing, circulation, decreased consciousness, seizures and exposure \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of the seriously injured child, including examinations of chest, abdominal, brain and spinal injuries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence-based life support treatment and the practical application of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support structured management \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for emergency care physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals, Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia and New Zealand: A Practical Approach to Emergencies will also benefit paediatric clinicians, doctors-in-training and anyone else with an interest in the team management and treatment of paediatric emergencies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Life Support Group (ALSG) is a Manchester, UK, -based charitable organisation whose medical education and training programmes improve outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway, anywhere in the world. As a charity, ALSG invests all profits in educational resources and partners with the most effective and respected organisations worldwide to develop exceptionally high-quality programmes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to Seventh Edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors to Australia\/New Zealand Edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to First Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Modified Australian and New Zealand Seventh Edition xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to Seventh Edition xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContact Details and Further Information xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction and structured approach to paediatric emergencies 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Getting it right: non-technical factors and communication 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: The seriously ill child 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Structured approach to the seriously ill child 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Airway and Breathing 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Circulation 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Decreased conscious level (with or without seizures) 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Exposure 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: The seriously injured child 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Structured approach to the seriously injured child 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The child with chest injury 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The child with abdominal injury 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The child with traumatic brain injury 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The burned or scalded child 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The child with an electrical injury 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Special considerations 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Life support 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Basic life support 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Support of the airway and ventilation 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Management of cardiac arrest 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Practical application of APLS 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Practical procedures: airway and breathing 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Practical procedures: circulation 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Practical procedures: trauma 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Imaging in trauma 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: Appendices 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Acid–base balance and blood gas interpretation 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Fluid and electrolyte management 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Paediatric major trauma 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D Safeguarding 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E Advance decisions and end of life 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F General approach to poisoning and envenomation 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G Resuscitation of the baby at birth 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix H Drowning 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I Point-of-care ultrasound 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix J Formulary 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of algorithms 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking group for seventh edition 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use your textbook 506\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eADVANCED PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT \u003cbr\u003e THE PRACTICAL APPROACH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gold standard for treating paediatric emergencies\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia and New Zealand: A Practical Approach to Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care. This text reinforces the course developed by the Advanced Life Support Group and utilises their tried and tested method of treating children in the event of a life-threatening illness or injury. Adapted specifically for Australia and New Zealand, this edition is a trusted resource used by qualified medical professionals dealing with emergencies involving paediatric patients. 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