Contributing Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Sect. I Life-Threatening Emergencies
1 Resuscitation - Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support 3
2 Neonatal Resuscitation 33
3 Shock 47
4 Sedation and Analgesia 59
5 Emergency Airway Management - Rapid Sequence Intubation 71
6 Prehospital Care 83
7 Transport Medicine 103
8 Acute Myocardial Infarction 129
Sect. II Signs and Symptoms
9 Abdominal Distention 141
10 Apnea 147
11 Ataxia 153
12 Breast Lesion 157
13 Coma and Altered Level of Consciousness 165
14 Constipation 177
15 Cough 183
16 Cyanosis 187
17 Crying and Colic in Early Infancy 193
18 Dehydration 197
19 Diarrhea 203
20 Disturbed Child 209
21 Dizziness 217
22 Edema 223
23 Epistaxis 227
24 Eye - Red 231
25 Eye - Strabismus 237
26 Eye - Unequal Pupils 245
27 Eye - Visual Disturbances 251
28 Fever 257
29 Foreign Body - Ingestion/Aspiration 267
30 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 275
31 Groin Masses 283
32 Hearing Loss 287
33 Patients with Heart Murmurs 293
34 Hematuria 303
35 Hypertension 309
36 Immobile Arm 317
37 Injury - Ankle 321
38 Injury - Head 331
39 Injury - Knee 339
40 Injury - Shoulder 349
41 Jaundice - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia 355
42 Jaundice - Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia 363
43 Limp 369
44 Lymphadenopathy 375
45 Neck Mass 383
46 Neck Stiffness 391
47 Odor - Unusual 401
48 Oligomenorrhea 409
49 Oral Lesions 415
50 Pain - Abdomen 421
51 Pain - Back 429
52 Pain - Chest 435
53 Pain - Dysphagia 441
54 Dysuria 449
55 Pain - Earache 453
56 Headache 459
57 Joint Pain 467
58 Pain - Scrotal 473
59 Pallor 483
60 Polydipsia 493
61 Rash - Eczematous 497
62 Rash - Maculopapular 507
63 Rash - Papular Lesions 519
64 Rash - Papulosquamous Lesions 525
65 Rash - Purpura 531
66 Rash - Urticaria 541
67 Rash - Vesicobullous 545
68 Respiratory Distress 553
69 The Septic-Appearing Infant 565
70 Seizures 573
71 Sore Throat 581
72 Stridor 587
73 Syncope 593
74 Tachycardia/Palpitations 601
75 Urinary Frequency in Childhood 607
76 Vaginal Bleeding 613
77 Vaginal Discharge 621
78 Vomiting 625
79 Weakness/Flaccid Paralysis 635
80 Wheezing 643
81 Weight Loss 651
Sect. III Medical Emergencies
82 Cardiac Emergencies 659
83 Neurologic Emergencies 701
84 Infectious Disease Emergencies 725
85 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 795
86 Renal and Electrolyte Emergencies 811
87 Hematologic Emergencies 859
88 Toxicologic Emergencies 887
89 Environmental Emergencies 943
90 Radiation Accidents 965
91 Bites and Stings 979
92 Allergic Emergencies 999
93 Gastrointestinal Emergencies 1017
94 Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 1043
95 Pulmonary Emergencies 1067
96 Cystic Fibrosis 1087
97 Endocrine Emergencies 1093
98 Metabolic Emergencies (Inborn Errors of Metabolism) 1117
99 Dermatology 1129
100 Oncologic Emergencies 1157
101 Rheumatologic Emergencies 1191
102 Problems of the Very Early Neonate 1229
Sect. IV Trauma
103 An Approach to the Injured Child 1249
104 Major Trauma 1259
105 Neurotrauma 1271
106 Neck Trauma 1297
107 Thoracic Trauma 1341
108 Abdominal Trauma 1361
109 Genitourinary Trauma 1371
110 Facial Trauma and Plastic Surgical Emergencies 1383
111 Eye Trauma 1397
112 Otolaryngologic Trauma 1409
113 Dental Trauma 1417
114 Burns 1427
115 Orthopedic Trauma 1435
116 Minor Trauma - Lacerations 1479
Sect. V Surgical Emergencies
117 Minor Lesions and Injuries 1497
118 Abdominal Emergencies 1513
119 Thoracic Emergencies 1539
120 Ophthalmic Emergencies 1561
121 Otolaryngologic Emergencies 1569
122 Urologic Emergencies 1585
123 Orthopedic Emergencies 1595
124 Dental Emergencies 1613
125 Neurosurgical Emergencies, Nontraumatic 1621
126 Transplantation Emergencies 1631
127 Approach to the Care of the Technology-Dependent Child 1645
Sect. VI Psychosocial Emergencies
128 Child Abuse 1669
129 Psychiatric Emergencies 1705
130 Adolescent Emergencies 1735
131 Behavioral Emergencies 1757
132 The Emergency Department Response to Incidents of Biological and Chemical
Terrorism 1763
Sect. VII Procedures
Illustrated Techniques of Pediatric Emergency Procedures 1787
Appendices
App. A Pediatric Emergency Medicine Equipment 1897
App. B Emergency Drug Compendium 1901
App. C Parental Instruction Sheets 1925
App. D Practical Information 1943
Subject Index 1951