Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia and New Zealand: A Practical Approach to Emergencies

by Advanced Life Support Group, Sue Wieteska (Contributor)

Advanced Paediatric Life Support  is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care, written to support the course run by the Advanced Life Support Group.  This edition has been adapted specifically for use in Australia and New Zealand, with the latest procedures, medications and clinical best practice to match the guidelines of the Australia and New Zealand Resuscitation Councils. Using their structured approach, a tried and tested practical method of treating children during the crucial first few hours of a life threatening illness or injury,  Advanced Paediatric Life Support  is used by doctors, nurses and allied health professionals dealing with emergencies in children. Its clear layout and straightforward style make it a highly practical tool both for training and in the event of an emergency. The sixth edition includes major new features bringing it right up to date, With this book at hand, all those providing care during paediatric emergencies can be confident in having comprehensive and authoritative guidance on the recognition and management of life threatening conditions necessary to save a child's life.

384 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

Reviews

[Kimmi Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this cover to cover so you bet your sweet ass I’m counting it. Actually enjoyed this one and found it super helpful for the emergency room.

[Mathias · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paediatric emergency medicine - very comprehensive reading. The "emerg" is the setting where doth take place the core practice of medicine upon which everything else is built , namely cardiopulmonary rescucitation - basic life support - everything else goes back to this fundamental axiom , its algorithm , that describes very plainly , almost in an autistic manner, the way to intervene in the body of another person in order to resuscitate its structure and integrity. If one masters BSL , then one truly masters the practice of medicine , I think

The algorithms follow very objectively written flow charts, completely rid of any distracting aesthetics or flowery descriptions. When approaching the mechanics of the body, which follow the laws of a machine , the logistical flow charts does make sense. But the bodily machine is created by atoms of matter (matrix) which indicates that depending on the level of analysis , the laws of nature described by Newton is integrated within a context of totality , where the poetic (meaning symbolic narrative) is the proper tool to capture totality

The meshwork of flow charts is weaved together in the matrix of reality , and poetic language is more appropriate when describing totality , compared to decription of the minute particulars