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James S. Seidel, PhD, Chief, Division of General and Emergency Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
Deborah Parkman Henderson, RN, MA, CO-DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR OF PEDIATRICS, Co-Director, National Emergency Medical Services for Children Resource Alliance, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Instructor of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
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- ISBN-13:
9780867205053
- ISBN-10:0867205059
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Paperback 312
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1997
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Overview
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.
ShowKey Features
- Resuscitation and critical support.
- Maltreatment and neglect of children.
- Injury prevention.
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ShowTable of Contents
1. Approach to the Pediatric Patient
PART I: Resuscitation and Critical Support
2. Respiratory Distress and the Nonbreathing Patient
3. Shock and Hypotension
4. Pediatric Advanced Life Support
5. Newborn Resuscitation
PART II: Trauma
6. Trauma
7. Head Injury
8. Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Injuries
9. Eye Injury
10. Child Abuse and Neglect
PART III: Medical Emergencies
11. Altered Level of Consciousness
12. Seizure
13. Submersion Injury
14. Toxic Exposure
15. Anaphylaxis
16. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
PART IV: Special Conditions
17. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
18. Children with Special Health-Care Needs
19. Pain Control
20. Sudden Death of a Child
21. Pediatric Injury Preventions
PART V: Systems
22. Emergency Medical Services for Children
23. Medical Direction
24. Interfacility Transport
25. Collection of Prehospital Data: Quality Assurance and Quality Data
PART VI: Procedures and Protocols
26. Procedures
27. Protocols, Guidelines, and Algorithms
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ShowAbout the Author(s)
James S. Seidel, PhD-Chief, Division of General and Emergency Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
Deborah Parkman Henderson, RN, MA-CO-DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR OF PEDIATRICS, Co-Director, National Emergency Medical Services for Children Resource Alliance, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Instructor of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
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