Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics

Description:

Extensively updated, with chapter revisions and an array of new material, the Sixth Edition of this Clinical Manual offers an indispensable resource on Emergency Pediatrics.

Incorporating the latest guidelines concerning a wide range of conditions, the text is an up to date and practical resource for use at the point of care.

Providing critical information in all sites where sick and injured children receive treatment - from emergency departments to private offices and primary care settings - this Sixth Edition enables first-rate care.

• Fully updated with current knowledge and guidance within the field • New topics include Ovarian Emergencies, Bedside Ultrasound, Zika Virus and Commercial Sexual Exploitation among others • Clear guidance enables effective patient evaluation and follow-up • Streamlined chapters, with increased use of tables to enable readers to locate critical information rapidly.

Successful and trusted for more than 30 years, this updated handbook is a key resource for pediatricians, emergency medicine physicians, family practitioners, and trainees.

 

 

Table of Contents:

 

Pediatric Emergency Management Code Card

Chapter 1 Resuscitation

Chapter 2 Allergic Emergencies

Chapter 3 Cardiac Emergencies

Chapter 4 Dental Emergencies

Chapter 5 Dermatologic Emergencies

Chapter 6 Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies

Chapter 7 Endocrine Emergencies

Chapter 8 Environmental Emergencies

Chapter 9 Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Chapter 10 Genitourinary Emergencies

Chapter 11 Gynecologic Emergencies

Chapter 12 Hematologic Emergencies

Chapter 13 Infectious Disease Emergencies

Chapter 14 Ingestions

Chapter 15 Neurologic Emergencies

Chapter 16 Ophthalmologic Emergencies

Chapter 17 Orthopedic Emergencies

Chapter 18 Physical Abuse

Chapter 19 Psychological and Social Emergencies

Chapter 20 Pulmonary Emergencies

Chapter 21 Radiology

Chapter 22 Renal Emergencies

Chapter 23 Rheumatologic Emergencies

Chapter 24 Sedation and Analgesia

Chapter 25 Trauma

Chapter 26 Wound Care and Minor Trauma

Chapter 27 Special Considerations in Pediatric Emergency Care

Index