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Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine

  • 2nd Edition - December 2, 2011
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Peter Cameron, George Jelinek, Ian Everitt, Gary J. Browne, Jeremy Raftos
  • Language: English

The latest edition of the acclaimed, comprehensive postgraduate textbook in paediatric emergency medicine, giving clear and concise coverage of all the major topics that present in… Read more

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The latest edition of the acclaimed, comprehensive postgraduate textbook in paediatric emergency medicine, giving clear and concise coverage of all the major topics that present in this field. A standard text for trainees and residents but also an invaluable, up-to-date resource for all those involved in the provision of emergency care to children.

Key features

  • A comprehensive textbook of paediatric emergency medicine for trainee doctors - covers all the problems likely to present to a trainee in the emergency department.
  • Short concise chapters, with key point boxes at the beginning - easy to use for the hard-pressed trainee.
  • Aims to give a consensus approach to assessment and treatment, based on the latest evidence.
  • Highlights areas of controversy.

Readership

Trainees in emergency medicine; specialist nurses

Table of contents

Approach to the paediatric patient. Resuscitation. Trauma in children. Wound mangement. Cardiovascular. Respiratory. Gastroenterology and hepatology. Neurology. Infectious disease. Endocrine and metabolic. Haematology and oncology. Dermatology. Eyes. ENT and dental. Obstrics and gynaecology. Renal. Psychiatric. Crisis intervention. Administration and EMS. Analgesia and sedation. Poisoning. Environmental. Common procedures. Orthopaedics and rheumatology. Male genitalia. Acute neonatal problems. Transport amd retrieval.

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 10, 2013
  • Language: English

About the editors

Peter Cameron

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Emergency Physician, Alfred Health Emergency Service, Australia

George Jelinek

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
UWA Departemnt of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia

Ian Everitt

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Emergency Paediatrician, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco; Joondalup Health Campus, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Gary J. Browne

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead; Chair of Discipline of Emergency Medicine, The University of Sydney; Head of Academic Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia

Jeremy Raftos

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Paediatric Emergency, Women's and Children's Hospital, Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service, North Adelaide, South Australia