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Table of Contents:

1 Approach to the Pediatric Patient in the Emergency Department 1
2 Pediatric Emergency Department Environment 8
3 Injury Prevention and Control 15
4 Emergency Medical Services for Children 23
5 Interhospital Transport 42
6 Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit Interface 46
7 Pain Control, Analgesia and Sedation 48
App. 7A Blocks of the Upper Extremities
8 Death of a Child 71
9 Continuous Quality Improvement 77
10 Legal Issues 81
11 Emergency Management of Respiratory Distress and Failure 95
12 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 104
13 Shock 118
App. 13A Venous and Arterial Access
14 Dysrhythmias 156
15 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 166
16 Blood, Blood Components, and Transfusion Reactions 190
17 Newborn Resuscitation 197
18 Acute Distress in the Neonate and Postnatal Period 205
19 Approach to Multiple Trauma 223
App. 19A Rapid Sequence Induction
20 Head Trauma 236
21 Facial Trauma 252
22 Neck and Spinal Cord Trauma 287
23 Thoracic Trauma 318
App. 23A Tube Thoracostomy
24 Abdominal Trauma 335
25 Genitorinary Trauma 355
26 Foreign Bodies of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Airway 371
27 Management Principles - Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Injuries 381
28 Hand and Wrist and Injuries 391
29 Upper Extremity Injuries 403
30 Lower Extremity and Pelvic Injuries 421
31 Ankle and Foot Injuries 429
32 Emergency Care of Minor Wounds 439
33 Animal and Human Bites 459
34 Venomous Animal Bites and Stings 465
35 Near Drowning 474
36 Electrical and Lightning Injuries 482
37 Thermal Injury 489
38 Heat-induced Illnesses 496
39 Accidental Hypothermia and Frostbite 500
40 High Altitude Illness and Dysbarism 511
41 Radiation Exposure 522
42 General Management Principles for Poisoning 527
43 Specific Toxins 535
44 Inhalation Injuries 578
45 Child Abuse and Neglect 599
46 Allergic and Immunologic Disorders 619
47 Cardiovascular Disorders 631
48 Dermatologic Disorders 672
49 Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders 709
50 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 753
51 Eye Disorders 774
52 Gastrointestinal Disorders 795
53 Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders 865
54 Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders 897
55 Infectious Disorders 926
App. 55A Postexposure Prophylaxis for Common Viral and Bacterial Pathogens
App. 55B Acute Exposure to Blood That May Contain HBsAg
56 Neurologic Disorders 972
57 Orthopedic Disorders 1025
58 Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders 1042
59 Respiratory Disorders 1056
60 Urinary and Renal Disorders 1127
App. A. Reference Standards
App. B Parental Instruction Sheets for Common Illnesses
App. C. Formulary