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User-friendly handbook providing critical guidance at point of care; for practitioners and trainees caring for sick and injured children.
List of contents
1. Resuscitation Waseem Hafeez, Michele Fagan and Theresa Maldonado; 2. Allergic emergencies Stephanie Jennings; 3. Cardiac emergencies Michael H. Gewitz and Irfan Warsy; 4. Dental emergencies Farhad Yeroshalmi; 5. Dermatologic emergencies Alexandra McCollum and Joshua Sherman; 6. Ear, nose, and throat emergencies Daran Kaufman and Jeffrey Keller; 7. Endocrine emergencies Aviva Sopher, Sandra J. Cunningham, Morri Markowitz and Tamar Baer; 8. Environmental emergencies Anthony J. Ciorciari, Haamid Chamdawala and Katherine J. Chou; 9. Gastrointestinal emergencies Sari Kay, Michelle Tobin and Sandra J. Cunningham; 10. Genitourinary emergencies Sandra J. Cunningham; 11. Gynecologic emergencies Dominic Hollman, Elizabeth M. Alderman and Anthony J. Ciorciari; 12. Hematologic emergencies Mark Weinblatt; 13. Infectious disease emergencies Keri Cohn, Michael Russo, Carmelle Tsai and Alexandra Vinograd; 14. Ingestions Stephen Blumberg, Vincent Nguyen and Katherine J. Chou; 15. Neurologic emergencies Soe Mar; 16. Ophthalmologic emergencies Caroline Lederman and Martin Lederman; 17. Orthopedic emergencies Sergey Kunkov, James Meltzer and Katherine J. Chou; 18. Physical abuse Kristin Fortin and Olga Jimenez; 19. Psychological and social emergencies Scott Miller and Loretta Sonnier; 20. Pulmonary emergencies Sergey Kunkov and Sandra J. Cunningham; 21. Radiology C. Anthoney Lim, James Meltzer, Robert Acosta and Dan Barlev; 22. Renal emergencies Sandra J. Cunningham and Beatrice Goilav; 23. Rheumatologic emergencies Joyce Hui-Yuen and Noé Romo; 24. Sedation and analgesia Sandra J. Cunningham, Katherine J. Chou and Robert M. Kennedy; 25. Trauma Anthony J. Ciorciari; 26. Wound care and minor trauma Anthony J. Ciorciari; 27. Special considerations in pediatric emergency care Joshua Vova, Kirsten Roberts, Frank A. Maffei, Daniel Rogers and David Sole.
About the author
Jeffrey C. Gershel, M.D., FAAP is Vice Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center and Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.Ellen F. Crain, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
Summary
Offering essential guidance at the point of care, this portable handbook reflects current knowledge in emergency pediatrics. Written to enable quick access to information, this up to date and reliable resource is an essential tool for all medical practitioners and trainees working with sick and injured children.
