Paediatric Advanced Life Support
A Practical Guide for Nurses
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:10th Apr '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
“In summary, this is a comprehensive and short text. It would be suitable for nurses and medical trainees in emergency medicine, paediatric specialties and anaesthesia.” (The Irish Medical Journal, 1 March 2013)
"As such it makes an excellent source of reference for those involved in paediatric advanced life support . . . I would recommend this book to any health professional likely to encounter an emergency situation." (Nursing Times, 6 December 2012)
"It is a fundamental resource, noticeably reworked from its first edition, and is suitable for practitioners who come into contact with children in their sphere of practice." (Emergency Nurse, 1 October 2012)"Practitioners are given an easily digestible and portable text focusing on emergency situations involving children and care provision . . . Sub-headings provide clear markers and references after each chapter encourage the reader to engage with literature more effectively and read around areas of interest." (Nursing Children and Young People, 1 October 2012)
"As a PALS regional faculty instructor for the American Heart Association, I feel this U.K. book accurately reflects the revised PALS guidelines and meets its intent to serve as a pocket-sized guide for pediatric life support." (Doody's, 10 August 2012)
ISBN: 9781405197762
Dimensions: 217mm x 140mm x 13mm
Weight: 367g
264 pages
2nd edition