Advanced Paediatric Life Support

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester, UK.ALSG's medical education & training programmes improve outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway, anywhere in the world.As a charity, ALSG invests all profits in educational resources and partners with the most effective and respected organisations worldwide to develop exceptionally high-quality programmes. ALSG education quality is verified, accredited and internationally recognised as 'best in class', contributing to better outcomes for patients in life-threatening situations.Stephanie Smith, PhD, is Emergency Paediatric Consultant, Clinical Director at Nottingham Children's Hospital.

• Contributors to Seventh Edition viiForeword xiPreface to First Edition xiiPreface to seventh edition xiiiAcknowledgements xvContact details and further information xixPart 1: Introduction 11 Introduction and structured approach to paediatric emergencies 32 Getting it right: non- technical factors and communication 19Part 2: The seriously ill child 293 Structured approach to the seriously ill child 314 Airway and Breathing 455 Circulation 656 Decreased conscious level (with or without seizures) 937 Exposure 115Part 3: The seriously injured child 1258 Structured approach to the seriously injured child 1279 The child with chest injury 14710 The child with abdominal injury 15711 The child with traumatic brain injury 16112 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine 17313 The burned or scalded child 18314 The child with an electrical injury 19115 Special considerations 195Part 4: Life support 20716 Basic life support 20917 Support of the airway and ventilation 22718 Management of cardiac arrest 245Part 5: Practical application of APLS 25919 Practical procedures: airway and breathing 26120 Practical procedures: circulation 27721 Practical procedures: trauma 29522 Imaging in trauma 30923 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer 323Part 6: Appendices 337Appendix A Acid–base balance and blood gas interpretation 339Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management 357Appendix C Paediatric major trauma 371Appendix D Safeguarding 375Appendix E Advance decisions and end of life 383Appendix F General approach to poisoning and envenomation 397Appendix G Resuscitation of the baby at birth 419Appendix H Drowning 439Appendix I Point of care ultrasound 445Appendix J Formulary 455List of algorithms 477Working group for seventh edition 479References and further reading 481Index 487How to use your textbook 508