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Introduction to paediatric high dependency care / Colin M. Way and Doreen Crawford -- Physiological monitoring / Debra Teasdale -- Respiratory / Caroline Haines -- Cardiac / Sandra Batcheler and Michaela Dixon -- Caring for a highly dependent child with fluid, electrolyte and nutritional requirements / Jill Cochrane ... [et al.] -- The child with acute neurological dysfunction / Michaela Dixon and Janet Murphy -- Care of a child with a hepatic or metabolic disease / Graham Gordon ... [et al.] -- Renal / Kathryn Summers and Debra Teasdale -- Children who need management of pain and sedation / Doreen Crawford and Sarah Roberts -- Care of the child with a burn injury / Jane Leaver and Clare Thomas -- Infection and infection control / Katie Anderson, Felix Hay, and Doreen Crawford -- Care of the child with haematological and oncological conditions / Karen Selwood, Michelle Wright, and Doreen Crawford -- Play for the infant and child in the high dependency unit / Tina Clegg -- Transportation of the acutely ill child / Michaela Dixon, Marian Perrott and Gill West -- Ongoing care and management / Janet Murphy, Doreen Crawford, and Michaela Dixon