Paediatric advanced life support : a Practical Guide for Nurses /

• Main Author: Jevon, Philip
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Pediatric emergencies.; Pediatric intensive care.; Life support systems (Critical care); Child.; Critical Care > methods.; Critical Illness > nursing.; Infant.; Life Support Care > methods.; MEDICAL > Critical Care.; MEDICAL > Nursing > Critical & Intensive Care.; Electronic books.

In the event of a paediatric cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care. The second edition of this successful text provides you with a practical and systematic guide to the rapid assessment and delivery of appropriate resuscitation to infants an...

Table of Contents:

• An overview of paediatric advanced life support
• Resuscitation equipment for paediatric resuscitation
• Recognition of the seriously ill child
• Paediatric basic life support
• Airway management and ventilation
• ECG recognition and management of cardiac arrhythmias
• Defibrillation and electrical cardioversion
• Paediatric advanced life support
• Management of anaphylaxis
• Resuscitation in special situations
• Post-resuscitation care
• Bereavement
• Records, record-keeping and audit
• Legal and ethical issues
• Resuscitation training
• Index.