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Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies

Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies

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The Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies is the gold standard for treating pediatric emergencies. It is used by doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals and offers a thorough evidence-based approach to its subject, including the latest ILCOR 2021 guidelines, a structured approach to paediatric emergencies, comprehensive explorations of the seriously ill child, practical discussions of the seriously injured child, and evidence-based life support treatment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 21 August 2023
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd


The gold standard for treating paediatric emergencies, Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies, is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care. Written to support the course run by the Advanced Life Support Group, the book uses their structured approach, a tried and tested practical method of treating children during the crucial first few hours of a life-threatening illness or injury. Advanced Paediatric Life Support is used by doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals dealing with emergencies in children. Its clear layout and straightforward style make it a highly practical tool both for training and in the event of an emergency.

In the seventh edition, you will find descriptions of both common and uncommon paediatric emergencies that you may encounter in clinical practice, their causes, and how to best treat them during the first hours after presentation.

This book offers a thoroughly evidence-based approach to its subject, which includes:

The latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2021 guidelines

A thorough introduction to the structured approach to paediatric emergencies, including important non-technical skills and communication

Comprehensive explorations of the seriously ill child, including airway and breathing, circulation, decreased consciousness, seizures, and exposure

Practical discussions of the seriously injured child, including examinations of chest, abdominal, brain, and spinal injuries

Evidence-based life support treatment and the practical application of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support structured management

Perfect for emergency care physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals.

Weight: 1450g
Dimension: 216 x 277 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119716136
Edition number: 7 ed

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