Elsevier Children in Intensive Care: A Survival Guide

Elsevier Children in Intensive Care: A Survival Guide is a quick-reference manual for managing the acutely ill child in hospital and pre-hospital settings. Written in a friendly, straightforward style, it is designed for rapid consultation when time is limited.

Fully updated throughout, the guide uses tables and ‘Alert’ style boxes to support learning and fast look-up. It covers core topics including drug dosages, drug compatibilities and normal reference ranges, alongside less easily sourced areas such as chest X-ray interpretation and troubleshooting technical equipment. Compiled from day-to-day collation of practical facts and figures, it also addresses non-acute considerations including infection control, common childhood diseases and child protection, with updated content on sepsis, the collapsed child and post-spinal surgery care.

Key details

• Quick-reference layout supported by tables for on-the-spot use
• Includes Advanced Life Support Group algorithms for emergency management protocols
• Features ‘Quick Guide’, ‘Warning’ boxes and mnemonics for key points at a glance
• Input from a wide range of paediatric specialists, including pharmacists, specialist dieticians and respiratory physiotherapists
• Includes chapters on normal child development, safeguarding children and young people, and patient transport
• Expanded coverage including oncology emergencies, pain and sedation, and an expanded cardiac chapter

Synopsis

This survival guide brings together practical information for clinicians involved in the care of critically ill children across wards, theatres, high-dependency and intensive care units, as well as retrieval and A&E. Content is presented for quick access, with updated chapters and expanded sections covering emergency protocols, drug information and essential clinical reference material.