Approach To Pediatric Emergency

Approach to Pediatric Emergency explains the importance of choosing the correct action when a child is first admitted to an emergency department. Beginning with general emergency scenarios, the following chapters are each dedicated to a different type of emergency, including respiratory, renal, endocrinial, neonatal and ophthalmological; as well as poisoning, trauma and infections. The final chapter considers medicolegal issues. Presented in an 'at a glance' format, the book helps paediatricians understand the severity of each case, emergency resuscitation, diagnosis and treatment.

This authoritative reference equips you with the essential knowledge to provide comprehensive and effective care to children in an emergency setting. From age-specific diagnoses and chief complaints through developmental considerations and psychosocial issues, this text guides you through the full range of medical and surgical conditions commonly encountered when treating pediatric emergencies. The use of full color throughout, diagnostic algorithms, text boxes, charts, clinical pearls and pitfalls, and other visual features ensure the book will make crucial clinical information easy to find and apply. Tap into expert guidance on all aspects of pediatric emergency medicine, from the physical exam and usual and unusual presentations through to disposition criteria and transfer issues. Access step-by-step guidance on administering critical life support interventions and providing effective diagnostic and therapeutic ambulatory care. Quickly review specific treatment protocols for various emergency settings, including general emergency departments, community hospitals, tertiary care centers, EMS and transport, and triage. Find information fast with or without a known diagnosis, with content organized both by chief complaints and by specific diagnoses. Better understand how problems present differently in infants, children, and adolescents with age-specific diagnoses. Identify and manage the psychosocial issues surrounding pediatric patients, including major depression and suicidality, sexual and physical abuse, child neglect, and violence. Easily absorb key information with the aid of text boxes, algorithms, clinical pearls, and pitfalls. Retrieve information easily with a consistent templated format.

Deliver faster diagnosis, more effective treatments, and improved outcomes with this concise guide to pediatric emergency medicine Provides immediate access to life-saving and routine information through consistent chapter outlines Begins with a section on emergency procedures and child-safety issues Presents information the way an emergency medicine provider thinks and acts: by symptomatic presentation, including cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, shock, fever, abdominal pain, seizures, trauma Details evaluation and management of disorders routinely seen in Pediatric Emergency Medicine such as foreign bodies, respiratory infections, asthma, heart defects, dehydration, rashes, sickle-cell disease, sports-injuries and more Enhanced by numerous tables, and more than 400 illustrations and photographs to clarify concepts and improve understanding LANGE Valuable to all practitioners of emergency medicine, from prehospital care providers to nurses and physicians Designed for use in a busy, fastpaced emergency department Focuses on the practical aspects of emergency care Covers a wide spectrum of pediatric conditions

The prehospital care of infants and children presents many unique challenges. This book provides the reader with special topics and techniques for assessment, as well as clear, step-by-step interventions for managing the care of critically ill or injured children. Each chapter provides an assessment-based approach to pediatric emergency care, a wealth of information, and detailed algorithmic formats for providing care to children.

A clinically-focused guide to evaluating and treating pediatric complaints most often encountered in an emergency setting A Doody's Core Title for 2011! "...a comprehensive and current resource for anyone who cares for children in an acute setting, from the office to the emergency department. Its presentation is straightforward, and the information is easy to read and assimilate. It will be a valuable resource for those in the field of pediatric emergency medicine as well as other practitioners who occasionally care for sick children."--JAMA "Many photographs, diagrams, flow charts, and tables enhance the delivery of information. The book also provides enough background information and rationale for treatment approaches to satisfy most users....I would highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a pediatric emergency textbook. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians and written by a renowned team of pediatric emergency physicians, this well-illustrated practical reference delivers an unmatched review of pediatric emergency medicine. It spans the full scope of pediatric emergencies -- from trauma care to psychosocial emergencies -- in all the detail you need, yet still maintains a concise, find-it-now presentation ideal for use in the emergency department or pediatric clinic. FEATURES Full-color presentation complete with 1000 illustrations Section on cardinal presentations in the pediatric emergency department that distinguishes the clinical approach to neonates from that for infants and children, and accounts for the advent of modern immunization practices Organized by body system Over 100 diagnostic and treatment algorithms offer streamlined, at-a-glance summaries of critical actions Expanded content on the management of neonates in chapters which cover feeding problems, jaundice, and common neonatal presentations Revised infectious disease section includes discussions of pivotal topics such as influenza, imported diseases, bioterrorism, and HIV Enhanced endocrine/metabolic section with new chapters on rickets and inborn errors of metabolism

A comprehensive textbook of paediatric emergency medicine for trainee doctors - covers all the problems likely to present to a trainee in the emergency department. Short concise chapters, with key point boxes at the beginning - easy to use for the hard-pressed trainee. Aims to give a consensus approach to assessment and treatment, based on the latest evidence. Highlights areas of controversy.

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Mimi Lu, Ilene Claudius and Chris Amato, focuses on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Amal Mattu. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: High-risk medicolegal issues in PEM: meningitis, appendicitis, fractures, Respiratory Emergencies: intubation, non-invasive, trach emergencies , supraglottic airways, Neck Trauma: cervical spine, seatbelt signs, penetrating palate injuries, Cardiac Emergencies, Fever and Tox: New Designer Drugs.

Derived from Williams and Wilkins' reference, the Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, this Synopsis provides a very hands-on approach to paediatric emergency care.