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Paediatric advanced life support : a Practical Guide for Nurses / Philip Jevon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118274620
  • 1118274628
  • 9781118702956
  • 1118702956
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Paediatric Advanced Life Support : A Practical Guide for Nurses.DDC classification:
  • 618.92/0025 22
LOC classification:
  • RJ370 .J48 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
An overview of paediatric advanced life support -- Resuscitation equipment for paediatric resuscitation -- Recognition of the seriously ill child -- Paediatric basic life support -- Airway management and ventilation -- ECG recognition and management of cardiac arrhythmias -- Defibrillation and electrical cardioversion -- Paediatric advanced life support -- Management of anaphylaxis -- Resuscitation in special situations -- Post-resuscitation care -- Bereavement -- Records, record-keeping and audit -- Legal and ethical issues -- Resuscitation training -- Index.
Summary: In the event of a paediatric cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care. The second edition of this successful text provides you with a practical and systematic guide to the rapid assessment and delivery of appropriate resuscitation to infants and children. Conforms to current European Resuscitation Council GuidelinesBased on up-to-date research and evidence-based practice protocolsSynoptic approach enables rapid delivery of effective treatmentWritten by experts in the field of both resuscitation and paediatrics. Paediatric Advanced Life Supp.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of paediatric advanced life support -- Resuscitation equipment for paediatric resuscitation -- Recognition of the seriously ill child -- Paediatric basic life support -- Airway management and ventilation -- ECG recognition and management of cardiac arrhythmias -- Defibrillation and electrical cardioversion -- Paediatric advanced life support -- Management of anaphylaxis -- Resuscitation in special situations -- Post-resuscitation care -- Bereavement -- Records, record-keeping and audit -- Legal and ethical issues -- Resuscitation training -- Index.

In the event of a paediatric cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care. The second edition of this successful text provides you with a practical and systematic guide to the rapid assessment and delivery of appropriate resuscitation to infants and children. Conforms to current European Resuscitation Council GuidelinesBased on up-to-date research and evidence-based practice protocolsSynoptic approach enables rapid delivery of effective treatmentWritten by experts in the field of both resuscitation and paediatrics. Paediatric Advanced Life Supp.

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