Paediatric Anaesthetic Emergency Data Manual

Checklist based management plans and pre-calculated emergency medication doses for the immediate management of a wide range of paediatric emergencies.

James Armstrong (Author), Hannah King (Author)

9781107429338, Cambridge University Press

Spiral bound, published 5 February 2015

66 pages
20.5 x 17 x 1 cm, 0.15 kg

'…a very useful reference guide … Its strengths are its use as a reference guide and colour coordination as well as the inclusion of algorithms and normal physiological ranges/weights etc.' British Medical Association Programme and Award Winners 2016

This compact book contains colour coded sections of checklists and flow charts for the immediate management of a wide range of paediatric situations including resuscitation, trauma, anaesthetic and medical emergencies. The 'age-by-page' section consists of tables of commonly used anaesthetic and resuscitation drugs, pre-calculated for a specific weight within the WHO weight range, for that specific age. Each page includes medication doses, airway equipment including size of endotracheal tubes, laryngeal masks and airway adjuncts, resuscitation fluids including blood products and mannitol and stabilisation infusions such as sedatives and inotropes for ongoing management of the patient. In addition to the emergency guideline sections, the anaesthetic management of 50 common syndromes and congenital conditions are included and the drug formulary provides a convenient reference section of doses and indications of common paediatric medications. An essential quick-reference handbook for anaesthetists, intensive care and emergency department physicians, and trainees.

Preface
Age-per-page guidelines
Paediatric cardiac arrest algorithm
Newborn cardiac arrest algorithm
Peri-arrest algorithms
Peri-arrest drugs
Massive haemorrhage
Traumatic brain injury
Burns
Radiology guidelines
Difficult mask ventilation
Unanticipated difficult intubation
Can't intubate, can't ventilate
Malignant hyperthermia
Severe local anaesthetic toxicity
Pain management guidelines
Fluid management
Congenital cardiac disease
Common syndromes and congenital conditions
Anaphylaxis
Airway emergencies
Septic shock
Status epilepticus
Life threatening asthma
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Formulary.

Subject Areas: Accident & emergency medicine [MMK], Anaesthetics [MMB]