Foreword xiiPreface to the first edition xviiPreface to the seventh edition xixAcknowledgements xxContact details and further information xxiHow to use your textbook xxiiPART 1: Introduction 11 Introduction and structured approach to paediatric emergencies2 Getting it right -- non-technical skills and communicationsPART 2: The seriously ill child3 Structured approach to the seriously ill child4 Airway and Breathing5 Circulation6 Decreased conscious level (with or without seizures)7 Exposure -- externalPART 3: The seriously injured child8 Structured approach to the seriously injured child9 The child with chest injury10 The child with abdominal injury11 The child with traumatic brain injury12 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine13 The burned or scalded child14 The child with an electrical injury15 Special considerationsPART 4: Life support16 Basic life support17 Support of the airway and ventilation18 Management of cardiac arrestPART 5: Practical application of APLS19 Practical procedures: airway and breathing20 Practical procedures: circulation21 Practical procedures: trauma22 Imaging in trauma23 Structured approach to stabilisation and transferPART 6: AppendicesAppendix A Acid-base balance and blood gas interpretationAppendix B Fluid and electrolyte managementAppendix C Paediatric Trauma ChecklistAppendix D SafeguardingAppendix E Advance Decisions and End of LifeAppendix F General approach to poisoning and envenomationAppendix G Resuscitation of the baby at birthAppendix H DrowningAppendix I Point of care ultrasoundAppendix J FormularyIndex
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