Paediatric Advanced Life Support

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 nurses 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
  Guidelines

• Based on up-to-date research and evidence-based practice
  protocols

• Synoptic approach enables rapid delivery of effective
  treatment

• Written by experts in the field of both resuscitation and
  paediatrics

Paediatric Advanced Life Support is a succinct yet
comprehensive guide and is an essential purchase for any health
professional likely to encounter an emergency situation.

Autorentext

Phil Jevon qualified as an RGN in 1986. He worked on CCU
between the years 1987 and 1993 during which time he gained
considerable experience in coronary care nursing. He has been
the Resuscitation Officer/ clinical Skills Lead at The Manor
Hospital, Walsall since 1993 and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer
at the Birmingham Medical School. Holding the hospital cardiac
arrest bleep, he attends paediatric arrests. He has run the
Paediatric advanced life support courses (PALS, APLS, EPLS) for the
last 17 years.

Zusammenfassung
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 nurses 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 Guidelines
• Based on up-to-date research and evidence-based practice protocols
• Synoptic approach enables rapid delivery of effective treatment
• Written by experts in the field of both resuscitation and paediatrics
  Paediatric Advanced Life Support is a succinct yet comprehensive guide and is an essential purchase for any health professional likely to encounter an emergency situation.

Inhalt

Foreword vii

Contributors viii

Chapter 1 An Overview of Paediatric Advanced Life Support 1

Chapter 2 Resuscitation Equipment for Paediatric Resuscitation 15

Chapter 3 Recognition of the Seriously Ill Child 23
Jayne Breakwell

Chapter 4 Paediatric Basic Life Support 36

Chapter 5 Airway Management and Ventilation 66

Chapter 6 ECG Recognition and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias 103

Chapter 7 Defi brillation and Electrical Cardioversion 116

Chapter 8 Paediatric Advanced Life Support 134

Chapter 9 Management of Anaphylaxis 157

Chapter 10 Resuscitation in Special Situations 171

Chapter 11 Post-resuscitation Care 190

Chapter 12 Bereavement 205
Kirsti Soanes

Chapter 13 Records, Record-keeping and Audit 218

Chapter 14 Legal and Ethical Issues 222
Richard Griffith

Chapter 15 Resuscitation Training 237

Index 253