Advanced Paediatric Life Support

Contributors to seventh edition vii Foreword xi Preface to first edition xii Preface to seventh edition xiii Acknowledgements xv Contact details and further information xix PART 1: Introduction 1 1 Introduction and structured approach to paediatric emergencies 3 2 Getting it right: non-technical factors and communication 19 PART 2: The seriously ill child 29 3 Structured approach to the seriously ill child 31 4 Airway and Breathing 45 5 Circulation 65 6 Decreased conscious level (with or without seizures) 93 7 Exposure 115 PART 3: The seriously injured child 125 8 Structured approach to the seriously injured child 127 9 The child with chest injury 147 10 The child with abdominal injury 157 11 The child with traumatic brain injury 161 12 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine 173 13 The burned or scalded child 183 14 The child with an electrical injury 191 15 Special considerations 195 PART 4: Life support 207 16 Basic life support 209 17 Support of the airway and ventilation 227 18 Management of cardiac arrest 245 PART 5: Practical application of APLS 259 19 Practical procedures: airway and breathing 261 20 Practical procedures: circulation 277 21 Practical procedures: trauma 295 22 Imaging in trauma 309 23 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer 323 PART 6: Appendices 337 Appendix A Acid-base balance and blood gas interpretation 339 Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management 357 Appendix C Paediatric major trauma 371 Appendix D Safeguarding 375 Appendix E Advance decisions and end of life 383 Appendix F General approach to poisoning and envenomation 397 Appendix G Resuscitation of the baby at birth 419 Appendix H Drowning 439 Appendix I Point of care ultrasound 445 Appendix J Formulary 455 List of algorithms 477 Working group for seventh edition 479 References and further reading 481 Index 487 How to use your textbook 508