3rd Edition
by Peter Cameron (Editor), Gary J. Browne (Editor), Biswadev Mitra (Editor), Stuart Dalziel (Editor), Simon Craig (Editor)
It is now more than ten years since the publication of the first edition of Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
and interest in this specialty continues to grow at a local and
international level. Paediatric emergency medicine can be a challenging
and difficult area for doctors. Children cannot always communicate their
problems verbally, while parents are anxious and the possibility of a
missed diagnosis is ever present. Although the principles in managing
paediatric patients are the same as adults there are significant
differences in patterns of illness and response. In addition, the
therapies available vary widely between adult and paediatric practice.
Textbook
of Paediatric Emergency Medicine provides clear, concise and
comprehensive coverage of all the major topics that present within
paediatric emergency medicine. It offers a consensus approach to
diagnosis and treatment, drawing on the latest evidence available. Short
chapters with key point boxes allow for the quick and easy retrieval of
information, essential when time is short.
This Third Edition
captures the major changes in guidelines across the specialty in the
assessment and management of paediatric patients, whilst refining
established approaches to practice. The text reviews both new
technologies and the better application of older techniques which have
led to changes in practice. There are significant updates to the
sections on resuscitation and trauma, the clinical applications of
bedside ultrasound, analgesia and sedation. There is also a new focus on
the teaching and research sections.
