Section 1: Approach to the paediatric patient Section 2: Resuscitation Section 3: Neonatal emergencies Section 4: Trauma in children Section 5: Cardiovascular Section 6: Respiratory Section 7: Gastroenterology and hepatology Section 8: Neurology Section 9: Infectious diseases Section 10: Metabolic emergencies Section 11: Haematology and oncology Section 12: Dermatology Section 13: Eyes Section 14: ENT and dental Section 15: Obstetrics and gynaecology Section 16: Renal Section 17: Psychiatric Section 18: Crisis intervention Section 19: Administration in EMS Section 20: Analgesia and sedation Section 21: Poisoning Section 22: Environmental Section 23: Ultrasound Section 24: Common procedures Section 25: Orthopaedics and rheumatology Section 26: Male genitalia Section 27: Transport and retrieval Section 28: Teaching paediatric emergency medicine Section 29: Paediatric research in the emergency department Section 30: Adolescent medicine in the emergency department
Front Cover; IFC; Textbook of PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE; Textbook of PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE; Copyright; Contents; Preface to third edition; Preface to second edition; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 -- APPROACH TO THEPAEDIATRIC PATIENT; 1.1 Approach to the paediatric patient; Introduction; Who sees paediatric emergencies?; Identifying the potentially sick child; Children with fever; Evolving illness in children; The environment; Triage; Front loading care; The paediatric approach; Gaining rapport; Age appropriate; Developmentally appropriate; Parental involvement; History
Critically ill childParental issues; Child-specific issues; Examination; Age appropriate; Gentle, distraction, painful last; Improvise; Observation; Observational variables; Observing breathing; Confounders; Re-evaluate; Respiratory examination; Abdominal examination; ENT last; When to investigate; The parents; Managing the parents; Communication issues; Management of febrile children; Reasonable expectations; Decision making; When to admit; Factors influencing disposition; Continuity of care; Observation ward; Making a diagnosis; The role of the GP in paediatric emergency management
Death certificates, notification to the coroner and other legal issuesChild death -- follow-up of family; References; 2.2 Paediatric basic life support; Introduction; Paediatric versus adult basiclife support; Aetiology of arrests; Anatomy and physiology; Basic life support techniquesand age; Preparation and equipment; Basic life support sequence; A 'DRSABC' approach; Duration of basic life support inthe field; Precautions and complications; Relief of foreign body airwayobstruction; Foreign body airway obstructionmanagement: conscious patient witheffective cough
IntroductionManagement prior to hospital care; Management after hospital care; Developmental milestones; Growth; Immunisation; Vital signs; REFLECTION ON THE PRACTICE OF PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY; Acknowledgements; 1.2 Common chronic paediatric conditions; Introduction; Cerebral palsy; Introduction; Complications seen in the emergency department; Spina bifida; Types of spina bifida; Implications for emergency department; Cystic fibrosis; General; Aetiology; Diagnosis; Management; Complications managed in the emergency department; The ex-premature infant; Introduction; Chronic neonatal lung disease
NutritionImmunisations; Development; Autism spectrum disorder; Overview; Characteristics of autism spectrum disorder; Autism spectrum disorder in the emergency department; Management pearls; Summary; References; 2 -- Resuscitation; 2.1 Paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest; Epidemiology; Aetiology; Preventing cardiac arrest; Outcome; Differences compared to adults; Development of resuscitation guidelines; Ethics of paediatric resuscitation; Presence of family; Termination of resuscitative efforts; Non-initiation of resuscitative efforts; Non-accidental injury; Organ donation