Pocket Pediatric Emergency Medicine Course for Interns

by Indumathy Santhanam

The aim of this book is to focus on the pocket pediatric emergency medicine course for interns. India has the largest child population in the world, and with this comes one of the world’s greatest burdens of pediatric disease. This book consists of 14 chapters, which include recognition of critical illness, approach to critically ill child, cardiac arrest, stridor, breathing, circulation, disability, envenomation, poisoning, trauma and burns, approach to fever in children, special topics, clinical skills, and clinical aids. This pocket manual shows how to save life in simple systematic steps in the absence of trained emergency physicians. A color atlas shows how to mask ventilate, introduce a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) or secure intraosseous access. In addition, information has been added about common drugs used in the outpatient department, prophylaxis following exposure, procedures, approach to fever and how to prepare oneself, when shifting a child for radiology.

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Editor Editor's Affiliation
1. Santhanam Indumathy Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
ISBN 9789386261625
Speciality Pediatrics
DOI 10.5005/jp/books/18375
Edition 1/e
Publishing Year 2018
Pages 223
Book Type Professional

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