Paediatric Advanced Life Support (eBook)

Phil Jevon qualified as an RGN in 1986. He worked on CCU between the years 1987 and 1993 during which time he gained considerable experience in coronary care nursing. He has been the Resuscitation Officer/ clinical Skills Lead at The Manor Hospital, Walsall since 1993 and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the Birmingham Medical School. Holding the hospital cardiac arrest bleep, he attends paediatric arrests. He has run the Paediatric advanced life support courses (PALS, APLS, EPLS) for the last 17 years.

Foreword vii

Contributors viii

Chapter 1 An Overview of Paediatric Advanced Life Support 1

Chapter 2 Resuscitation Equipment for Paediatric Resuscitation 15

Chapter 3 Recognition of the Seriously Ill Child 23
Jayne Breakwell

Chapter 4 Paediatric Basic Life Support 36

Chapter 5 Airway Management and Ventilation 66

Chapter 6 ECG Recognition and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias 103

Chapter 7 Defi brillation and Electrical Cardioversion 116

Chapter 8 Paediatric Advanced Life Support 134

Chapter 9 Management of Anaphylaxis 157

Chapter 10 Resuscitation in Special Situations 171

Chapter 11 Post-resuscitation Care 190

Chapter 12 Bereavement 205
Kirsti Soanes

Chapter 13 Records, Record-keeping and Audit 218

Chapter 14 Legal and Ethical Issues 222
Richard Griffith

Chapter 15 Resuscitation Training 237

Index 253

"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)