Golden Hour

The Handbook of Advanced Pediatric Life Support (Mobile Medicine Series)

David G. Nichols, Myron Yaster, Charles Schleien, Charles N. Paidas

• Publisher: Mosby
• Year: 2011
• Edition: 3
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323081313
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Emergency Medicine & Critical Care

The Golden Hour: The Handbook of Advanced Pediatric Life Support, by Drs. David G. Nichols, Myron Yaster, Charles Schleien, and Charles N. Paidas, a new edition in the Mobile Medicine Series, presents today's life-saving approaches for the critically ill or injured child. Time is of the essence when performing emergency techniques such as intraosseous needle insertion and intubation, so find what you need quickly using this guide's step-by-step, outline format that includes numerous algorithms, tables, and figures. Significant updates and revisions make the third edition a must-have for any physician, resident, nurse, or emergency medical technician.Find what you need quickly when performing emergency techniques such as cardioversion/defibrillation with a step-by-step, outline format that includes numerous algorithms, tables, and figures.- Prepare for a broad range of emergency situations with new chapters on General Surgical Emergencies; Asthma; Acute Renal Failure; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Gastrointestinal Emergencies; Liver Failure; Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies; Hypo/Hyperthermia; and Terrorism and Mass Casualty.- Solve more clinical challenges with new and expanded material, including spinal cord trauma, and additional focus on the hot topic of pain and sedation.- Get expert visual guidance with additional illustrations to supplement the comprehensive coverage.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• 1 Initial Assessment
• 2 Airway Management
• 3 Respiratory Failure
• 4 Acute Asthma
• 5 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• 6 Shock
• 7 Cardiovascular Emergencies
• 8 Electrolyte and Metabolic Disorders
• 9 Acute Renal Failure
• 10 Endocrine Emergencies
• 11 Gastrointestinal Emergencies
• 12 Liver Failure
• 13 Hematologic Emergencies
• 14 Oncologic Emergencies
• 15 Head and Spinal Cord Trauma
• 16 Nontraumatic Stupor and Coma
• 17 Drug Intoxication
• 18 Status Epilepticus
• 19 Meningitis and Sepsis
• 20 Pain Control and Sedation Management
• 21 Thoracic Trauma
• 22 Abdominal Trauma
• 23 General Surgical Emergencies
• 24 Orthopedic Trauma
• 25 Ocular Emergencies and Trauma
• 26 Soft Tissue Injuries
• 27 Human and Animal Bites and Stings
• 28 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
• 29 Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events
• 30 Burns
• 31 Child Abuse
• 32 Neonatal Emergencies
• 33 Transportation of the Critically Ill and Injured Child
• Index