Emergency Care of Minor Trauma in Children

The third edition of this handy pocket guide enables practitioners to successfully manage common minor injuries in children at the point of care. Each chapteris updated to reflect changes based on recent research and new guidelines. The new edition remains a touchstone for all those seeing children following minor injury or trauma.

List of contents

Introduction. Injury prevention. Pain management. Wounds and soft tissue injuries. Head and facial injuries. Neck and back injuries. Fractures & dislocations – gen approach. Injuries of the upper limb. Hand injuries. The lower limb. Burns, chemical and electrical injuries. Bites, stings and allergic reactions. Foreign bodies. Injuries of the external genitalia & anus. Non-accidental injury. Medicolegal & forensic issues. Practical Procedures.

About the author

Dr Ffion Davies is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine with a special interest in paediatrics, who works at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. She likes to demystify paediatrics for Emergency Medicine clinicians and to challenge the scope of practice in Emergency Departments so that children get a better deal.

Summary

The third edition of this handy pocket guide enables practitioners to successfully manage common minor injuries in children at the point of care. Each chapteris updated to reflect changes based on recent research and new guidelines. The new edition remains a touchstone for all those seeing children following minor injury or trauma.

Product details

• Authors: Colin E. Bruce, Bruce Colin E., Ffion Davies, Ffion (Consultant in Emergency Medicine Wi Davies, Davies Ffion, Kate Taylor-Robinson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2017
• EAN: 9781498787710
• ISBN: 978-1-4987-8771-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / General, MEDICAL / Surgery / General, MEDICAL / Pediatrics, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedics & fractures, Paediatric medicine, Accident & emergency medicine, Accident and emergency medicine, Surgical orthopaedics and fractures