By
- Richard Skone, Specialist Registrar, Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetics, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Fiona Reynolds, Paediatric Intensivist, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Steven Cray, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Oliver Bagshaw, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Kathleen Berry, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
The management of critically ill or injured children has become increasingly specialised; nevertheless, the first point of contact for many sick children remains their nearest hospital. Here, the initial management will usually involve emergency department doctors, anaesthetists and paediatricians. Managing the Critically Ill Child is written by anaesthetists and emergency department physicians who currently have a significant paediatric practice. It provides a straightforward guide for non-paediatricians encountering acutely unwell or injured children. This book helps readers apply their knowledge from adult practice to children, and avoid pitfalls where the approaches in paediatrics differ. Written in a practical, concise format, Managing the Critically Ill Child guides physicians beyond the initial emergency algorithms and is essential reading for physicians and trainees in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care who may be asked to look after a child.
- Multidisciplinary perspective from anaesthetists and emergency department physicians who work in paediatric intensive care or a paediatric ED
- Pitfalls in paediatric management are highlighted
- Paediatric pathology is presented using a systematic approach, making this a quick reference text
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