This book provides clinicians and trainees with the latest advances and procedures in the management of paediatric and neonatal emergencies.
Divided into 16 sections, the text begins with discussion on the concept of intensive care, resuscitation, and diagnosis of an acutely sick child.
The following chapters cover the treatment of emergency scenarios in different systems of the body – respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal.
The book concludes with sections on infectious diseases, oncology, accidents and poisoning, and neonatology. A chapter on drug dosages is also included.
Topics are presented in a step by step, systematic approach, further enhanced by photographs, diagrams, flowcharts and tables to assist learning.
Key points

• Comprehensive guide to latest advances in management of paediatric and neonatal emergencies
• Covers emergency scenarios in all anatomical systems
• Includes section on paediatric drug dosages
• Highly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, flowcharts and tables