APLS : the pediatric emergency medicine resource / American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians ; Susan Fuchs, editor ; Loren Yamamoto, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fuchs, Susan.

Yamamoto, Loren.

American Academy of Pediatrics.

American College of Emergency Physicians.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric emergencies.

CPR (First aid) for children.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Emergencies.

Child.

Infant.

Medical Subjects:

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Emergencies.

Child.

Infant.

Physical Description:

xv, 535 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Other Title:

Pediatric emergency medicine resource

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2012]

Summary:

With this text, which serves as the foundation of an Advanced Pediatric Life Support program, the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Emergency Physicians teaches emergency physicians, pediatricians, nurses, and other allied health professionals the knowledge and skills needed to assess and manage critically ill or injured children during the first hours in the emergency department or office. The text addresses assessment, the airway, shock, the cardiovascular system, the central nervous system, trauma, maltreatment, nontraumatic surgical and orthopedic emergencies, medical and neonatal emergencies, procedural sedation and analgesia, and the special needs of children dependent on technology. Also provided is online access to seven educational modules and 13 additional chapters on pediatric advanced life support essentials; emergency department and office preparedness for pediatric emergencies; metabolic diseases; environmental emergencies; toxicology; the interface with emergency medical services; disaster management; preparedness for nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorism; primary care orthopedic issues; medical-legal issues; imaging decision-making strategies and considerations; and office and critical procedures. This edition has updated and improved chapters, a section on bedside ultrasound, a guideline for the emergency department management of diabetic ketoacidosis, advances in procedural sedation and a recommended deep sedation protocol, a standard set of discharge instruction forms in several languages, a simulation primer with cases, and updated recommendations and algorithms from Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Pediatric assessment

Pediatric airway in health and disease

Shock

Congenital heart disease

Acquired heart disease

Central nervous system

Trauma

Child maltreatment

Nontraumatic surgical emergencies

Nontraumatic orthopedic emergencies

Medical emergencies

Neonatal emergencies

Procedural sedation and analgesia

Children with special health care needs.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Pediatric emergency medicine resource. 4th rev. ed. c2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781449637774

1449637779

OCLC:

732776385