Clinical conditions list vii
Working group x
Contributors xii
Preface to the first edition xvii
Preface to the sixth edition xviii
Preface to the modified Australia and New Zealand sixth edition xix
Acknowledgements xx
Contact details and further information xxi
How to use your textbook xxii
PART 1: Introduction 1
1 Introduction 3
2 Structured approach to paediatric emergencies 13
3 Human factors 23
PART 2: The seriously ill child 33
4 Structured approach to the seriously ill child 35
5 The child with breathing difficulties 49
6 The child in shock 67
7 The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm 81
8 The child with a decreased conscious level 89
9 The convulsing child 99
PART 3: The seriously injured child 107
10 Introduction to the seriously injured child 109
11 Structured approach to the seriously injured child 115
12 The child with chest injury 127
13 The child with abdominal injury 135
14 The child with traumatic brain injury 139
15 The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine 147
16 The burned or scalded child 155
17 The child with an electrical injury or drowning 161
PART 4: Life support 167
18 Basic life support 169
19 Support of the airway and ventilation 185
20 Management of cardiac arrest 199
PART 5: Practical application of APLS 209
21 Practical procedures: airway and breathing 211
22 Practical procedures: circulation 225
23 Practical procedures: trauma 239
24 Imaging in trauma 249
25 Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer 255
PART 6: Appendices 267
Appendix A Acid-base balance 269
Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte management 281
Appendix C Child abuse and neglect 291
Appendix D When a child dies 299
Appendix E General approach to poisoning and envenomation 303
Appendix F Resuscitation of the baby at birth 317
Appendix G Formulary 333
Index 351
