Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Description:

This leading text is essential reading for all those working in the paediatric emergency medicine setting who require concise, highly practical guidance that incorporates the latest best practice and evidence-based guidelines.

The Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine provides clear, concise and comprehensive information to support clinicians in what can be a challenging area to provide care. It not only covers diagnosis and management of all common presentations, but it also includes practical tips on communicating with both patients and their families.

As a companion book to Cameron’s Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine, this volume is specifically tailored to the educational needs of emergency medicine trainees, but is also expected to benefit others working in the emergency setting including paramedics and emergency nurse specialists.

• Concise chapters and key point boxes allow for the quick and easy retrieval of information
• Comprehensive coverage of all major topics that present within paediatric emergency care
• Practical tips on communicating with patients and their families
• All key topics updated to include latest available evidence
• New section on COVID-19 and Infection control
• Expanded and enhanced coverage of the use of ultrasound in emergency care
• An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Preface

Emergency Medicine continues to evolve as a fundamental specialty within the house of Medicine. We are one of the few specialties that are willing to manage all presentations, no matter what method of arrival, what type of patient or what time of day. Paediatric Emergency Medicine is a key component of general Emergency Medicine practice. This has become more evident as it becomes increasingly difficult for families to access care for children on an emergent basis.

Most paediatric presentations are straightforward, single system problems that can be easily managed according to established guidelines. However, a small number of children are very ill, or potentially complicated, and require specialised knowledge and skills to manage safely. This can be anxiety-provoking for parents, children and clinicians. Successful assessment and management of these cases is hugely rewarding and satisfying. However, mismanagement of a single case can have devastating
consequences. The aim of this text is to provide a structured, consensus-based approach to common emergency presentations, important rare emergencies, and to describe administrative and organisational issues for Emergency Departments.

This edition has been revised to include the latest guidelines for assessment and resuscitation following cardiac arrest, sepsis and other critical illnesses and update approaches to important advances
such as bedside ultrasound, management of behavioural disturbance, clinical teaching and research. The evidence base for Paediatric Emergency Medicine continues to improve with significant changes to guidelines for common conditions including asthma, status epilepticus, head injury and sepsis. This evidence is being driven by a number of national and international paediatric research networks, and the global Pediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN).

This text is the culmination of the contributions by more than 100 authors and a dedicated editorial team. We would like to thank the contributors for their excellence in delivery and attention to their task. We would like to specially thank the Elsevier team members, Alexandra Mortimer and Taranpreet Kaur for their patience and diligence in bringing this text to publication.