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Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine (4 ed.)

Jonathan P. Wyatt, Robin N. Illingworth, Colin A. Graham, Kerstin Hogg

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Feb 2012
Print ISBN-13:
9780199589562
Published to Oxford Medicine:
May 2012
DOI:
10.1093/med/9780199589562.001.0001

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Paediatric emergencies

Chapter:
Paediatric emergencies
Author(s):

Jonathan P. Wyatt,

Robin N. Illingworth,

Colin A. Graham,

Kerstin Hogg

DOI:
10.1093/med/9780199589562.003.0015

Paediatric problems also covered elsewhere in this book:

Consent

Poisoning

Incubation periods of infectious diseases

Childhood infectious diseases

Meningitis

Gastroenteritis/food poisoning

Infestations

Analgesia in specific situations

Nasal diamorphine

Local anaesthesia in children

Sedation

Instructions after minor head injury

Tetanus prophylaxis

Earache

Sore throat

The paediatric environment - Primary assessment and resuscitation of the sick child - Standard immunization schedule - Venous access and venepuncture - Intra-osseous infusion - Resuscitation of the newborn - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the newborn - Paediatric basic life support - Choking from a foreign body - Anaphylaxis in children - Paediatric advanced life support - Paediatric advanced life support notes - Children with abnormal heart rates or rhythms - Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - Problems of neonates and infants - Skin problems in infants - The febrile child - Purpuric rashes - Meningococcal disease - How to perform a lumbar puncture - Skin lesions in multisystem disease - Paediatric ENT problems - Stridor: upper respiratory infections - Severe acute asthma in children - Acute bronchiolitis - Whooping cough - TB and cystic fibrosis - Pneumonia - Fits, febrile convulsions, and funny turns - Status epilepticus - Diabetic ketoacidosis - Urinary tract infection (UTI) - Renal failure - Haematuria - Poisoning in children - Prevention of paediatric poisoning - Abdominal pain in children - Inguinal and scrotal swellings - Foreskin problems and zip entrapment - The limping child - The painful hip - Osteochondritis - Major paediatric trauma - Injury prevention - Resuscitation of the injured child - Considerations in paediatric trauma - Head injuries in children - Paediatric fractures and dislocations - Approach to limb injuries in children - Paediatric upper limb injuries - Paediatric lower limb injuries - Child abuse - Presentation of child abuse - Management of child abuse -

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