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245	0	0	_aAdvanced paediatric life support : _bthe practical approach / _cAdvanced Life Support Group ; edited by Matthew O'Meara, David John Watton.
250			_aFifth edition (Australia and Nex Zealand)
260			_aChichester, West Sussex, UK : _bBlackwell Publishing Inc., _bBMJ Publishing Group, _c2012.
300			_axv, 400 pages : _billustrations ; _c30 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aFront Matter -- Introduction. Introduction -- Why Treat Children Differently? -- Structured Approach to Emergency Paediatrics -- Life Support. Basic Life Support -- Advanced Support of the Airway and Ventilation -- The Management of Cardiac Arrest -- The Seriously Ill Child. The Structured Approach to the Seriously Ill Child -- The Child with Breathing Difficulties -- The Child in Shock -- The Child with an Abnormal Pulse Rate or Rhythm -- The Child with a Decreased Conscious Level -- The Convulsing Child -- The Seriously Injured Child. The Structured Approach to the Seriously Injured Child -- The Child with Chest Injury -- The Child with Abdominal Injury -- The Child with Trauma to the Head -- The Child with Injuries to the Extremities or the Spine -- The Burned Or Scalded Child -- The Child with an Electrical Injury or Drowning -- Practical Application of APLS. Practical Procedures: Airway and Breathing -- Practical Procedures: Circulation -- Practical Procedures: Trauma -- Interpreting Trauma X-Rays -- Structured Approach to Stabilisation and Transfer -- Human Factors -- Appendices. Appendix A: Acid₆base Balance -- Appendix B: Fluid and Electrolyte Management -- Appendix C: Child Abuse and Neglect -- Appendix D: Prevention of Injury in Children -- Appendix E: When a Child Dies -- Appendix F: Management of Pain in Children -- Appendix G: Triage -- Appendix H: General Approach to Poisoning and Envenomation -- Appendix I: Resuscitation of the Baby at Birth -- Appendix J: Formulary -- Index.
520			_aThis internationally acclaimed bestseller covers the ALSG's three-day course on advanced paediatric life support, with the core sections for the abbreviated one-day course also highlighted. It provides practical guidance for managing children and infants in the life-threatening first golden hour, presenting the first principles of recognising life threatening conditions through all the procedures necessary to save a child's life. This new edition includes the 2010 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines, and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health new neurological guidelines. It also includes sections on stabilisation and transfer, BestBETs and other evidence-based references throughout, as well as updated material at www.alsg.org.uk --Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aPediatric emergencies _vHandbooks, manuals, etc. _9467
650		0	_aPediatric intensive care _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650		0	_aLife support systems (Critical care) _9469
700	1		_aO'Meara, Matthew, _eeditor. _9464
700	1		_aWatton, David John _eeditor. _9465
710	2		_aAdvanced Life Support Group (Manchester, England) _9466
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