This manual presents practical, current, evidence-based guidelines on the evaluation and management of a wide range of pediatric emergencies, including those encountered in the tropics.
You can hold in your hands the best available resource that will help in the step-by-step management of children encountered in critical care settings.
Chapters, clearly summarizing advice on many common problems presenting in Emergency Rooms and the ICU, are written in an easy to follow bulleted outline format.
The information provided is practical , concise and easily accessible. Each chapter includes highlighted boxes as well as detailed, up-to-date algorithms, illustrations and flowcharts.
Where relevant, a brief description of pathophysiology is followed by protocols, guidelines, indications, contraindications, complications, necessary equipment, and recommendations for ongoing care for every aspect of ICU patient care.
The text covers a broad spectrum of intensive care medicine with enough detail to eliminate the immediate need to refer to larger reference books.
21 important appendices provide comprehensive quick access to a wide variety of important information.