Take Your Pediatrician with You

Dr. Christopher S. Ryder is a pediatrician with over twenty-five years experience caring for children. He has studied and practiced medicine in the United States, England, and South Africa. He has traveled extensively with his wife and son and brings firsthand knowledge about the trials and joys of traveling with children. He is currently in general pediatric practice in central Pennsylvania and has special interests in travel medicine, asthma, and allergies.

• List of TablesForeword, by B. K. Varma, M.D.Foreword, by Boris Skurkovich, M.D.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Traveling with Children1. Planning, Packing, and Pacing2. Staying Safe, Staying Healthy, and Preventing Accidents3. Traveling with Children outside the United States4. Advice for Visiting Friends and Relatives5. Traveling with Children Who Have Chronic Illnesses and Special Needs6. Traveling Teenagers7. Camping and Other Outdoor Adventures8. Traveling by Air9. Cruise Ships10. Motion Sickness11. Altitude Sickness12. Travelers' Diarrhea13. Selecting and Preparing Safe Food andWater14. Skin Problems15. Malaria16. Other Mosquito-Borne Illnesses17. Emerging Infectious Diseases18. Bringing Your Internationally Adopted Child HomePart Two: Common Childhood Illnesses19. Newborns and Infants to Age Three Months20. Fever21. Pain22. Teething23. Colds, Upper Respiratory Infections, and Nasal Congestion24. Sore Throats25. Earaches and Ear Infections26. Common Infections Your Child Is Sure to Get27. Antibiotics28. Coughs29. Nosebleeds30. Eye Problems31. Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Dehydration Caused by Acute Gastroenteritis32. Vomiting and Diarrhea with Causes Other Than Acute Gastroenteritis33. Abdominal Pain34. Constipation and Stooling Patterns35. Headaches36. Seizures, or Convulsions37. RashesPart Three: Summer Woes38. Sunburn39. Insect Bites and Stings40. Snake Bites41. Venomous and Stinging Marine Animals42. Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac Rashes43. West Nile Fever44. Lyme Disease45. Foot and Ankle CarePart Four: Accidents, Injuries, and Emergencies46. The Basics47. Head Injuries48. Spine, Neck, and Back Injuries49. Poisoning50. Cuts, Scrapes, and Bruises51. Burns52. Foreign Bodies in the Ear53. Foreign Bodies in the Nose54. Knocked-Out Tooth55. Mammal Bites56. Rabies57. Heat-Related Illness58. Cold-Related Illness59. Firework Injuries60. Lightning Injuries61. Drowning Prevention62. Breathing Difficulties63. Choking64. CPR and Basic Life SupportPart Five: A Medical Kit for ChildrenAppendix A: Average Weight of U.S. ChildrenAppendix B: Converting Degrees Fahrenheit to Degrees CentigradeIndex

Whether a child has traveler's stomach or dysentery, sunburn or heat stroke, Ryder, who has worked in three countries across three continents, spells out potential symptoms, what they might mean, and how parents should react to them... Recommended for all public libraries and for hospital and walk-in medical center libraries, especially those supplying immunizations for world travel. Library Journal (starred review) 2007 A unique publication of its type... a genuine resource book of helpful information for those traveling with children... Provides travelers with good explanations and practical tips on how to manage common health problems faced by the traveler. -- Peter A. Leggatt, MD, PhD Journal of Travel Medicine 2008 His advice to parents is practical, sensible and easy for parents to understand. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2007 A handy resource for home or on the road. Family 2007 The well-indexed, accessibly written little handbook covers ailments from traveler's diarrhea to malaria... His first-aid tips are just as rich. -- Susan Morse Washington Post 2007 Well-indexed, accessibly written little handbook. -- Susan Morse Times Union 2007