This leading text is essential reading for all those working in the paediatric emergency medicine setting who require concise, highly practical guidance that incorporates the latest best practice and evidence-based guidelines.



The Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine provides clear, concise and comprehensive information to support clinicians in what can be a challenging area to provide care. It not only covers diagnosis and management of all common presentations, but it also includes practical tips on communicating with both patients and their families.



As a companion book to Cameron's Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine, this volume is specifically tailored to the educational needs of emergency medicine trainees, but is also expected to benefit others working in the emergency setting including paramedics and emergency nurse specialists.



SECTION 1 Approach to the Paediatric Patient
1.1 Approach to the paediatric patient
1.2 Common chronic paediatric conditions



SECTION 2 Resuscitation
2.1 Paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest
2.2 Paediatric basic life support
2.3 Paediatric advanced life support
2.4 Paediatric resuscitation in specific circumstances
2.5 Shock
2.6 Sepsis recognition and initial management



Section 3: Analgesia and sedation
3.1 Analgesia
3.2 Procedural sedation



Section 4: Neonatal emergencies
4.1 The normal neonate
4.2 The crying infant
4.3 Neonatal dermatology
4.4 Acute neonatal emergencies
4.5 Neonatal resuscitation



Section 5: Cardiology
5.1 Cardiovascular assessment and murmurs
5.2 Chest pain
5.3 Syncope
5.4 Cyanotic heart disease and tetralogy of Fallot spells
5.5 Heart failure
5.6 Congenital heart disease
5.7 Acute rheumatic fever
5.8 Infective endocarditis
5.9 Kawasaki disease
5.10 Cardiac arrhythmias



Section 6: Respiratory
6.1 Stridor and noisy breathing
6.2 Upper respiratory tract infections
6.3 Inhaled foreign body
6.4 Croup
6.5 Acute asthma
6.6 Pertussis
6.7 Community-acquired pneumonia
6.8 Bronchiolitis



Section 7: Gastroenterology and hepatology
7.1 Abdominal pain
7.2 Vomiting
7.3 Gastrointestinal bleeding
7.4 Gastro-oesophageal reflux
7.5 Pyloric stenosis
7.6 Ingested foreign bodies
7.7 Acute liver failure
7.8 Diarrhoea
7.9 Management of acute hepatitis in children presenting to the emergency department
7.10 Intussusception
7.11 Herniae
7.12 Gastroenteritis
7.13 Constipation
7.14 Inflammatory bowel disease



Section 8: Neurology
8.1 Cerebrospinal fluid shunt complications
8.2 Raised intracranial pressure
8.3 Seizures and non-epileptic events
8.4 Acute weakness
8.5 Acute ataxia
8.6 Headache
8.7 Central nervous system infections: meningitis and encephalitis



Section 9: Infectious diseases
9.1 Infectious Diseases, including fever
9.2 SARS-CoV-2



Section 10: Endocrinology and metabolic
10.1 Inborn errors of metabolism
10.2 Hypoglycaemia in the non-diabetic child
10.3 Diabetic emergencies in children
10.4 Thyroid emergencies
10.5 Adrenal emergencies
10.6 Disorders of fluids, electrolytes and acid base



Section 11: Haematology and oncology
11.1 The use of blood products in children
11.2 Anaemia
11.3 Disorders of coagulation
11.4 Platelet disorders
11.5 Vasculitis
11.6 Acute leukaemia
11.7 Febrile neutropaenia
11.8 Emergencies in paediatric oncology



Section 12: Renal
12.1 Acute kidney injury
12.2 Haematuria
12.3 Hypertension
12.4 Urinary tract infection in pre-school children
12.5 Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
12.6 Nephrotic syndrome
12.7 IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura)



Section 13: Trauma in children
13.1 Introduction to paediatric trauma
13.2 Paediatric neurotrauma
13.3 Spinal injury
13.4 Thoracic injuries in childhood
13.5 Abdominal and pelvic trauma
13.6 Burns
13.7 Children in a disaster response
13.8 Wound management



Section 14: Orthopaedics and rheumatology
14.1 Orthopaedics and rheumatology
14.2 The child with a limp
14.3 Fractures and dislocations
14.4 Risk management in acute paediatric orthopaedics



Section 15: Dermatology
15.1 Dermatology



Section 16: Ophthalmology
16.1 Ophthalmological assessment and common emergencies
16.2 Congenital, developmental and neoplastic conditions
16.3 Ocular trauma



Section 17: ENT and dental
17.1 The ear
17.2 The nose
17.3 The mouth and throat
17.4 Retropharyngeal abscess
17.5 Foreign bodies of Nose and Throat plus caustic ingestion



Section 18: Obstetrics and gynaecology
18.1 Paediatric Gynaecology
18.2 Emergency contraception



Section 19: Male genitalia
19.1 Male genitalia



Section 20: Adolescent medicine in the emergency department
20.1 Adolescent medicine in the emergency department
20.2 Eating disorders and anorexia



Section 21: Psychiatric
21.1 Paediatric psychiatric emergencies
21.2 Acute behavioural disturbance



Section 22: Crisis intervention
22.1 Sexual assault
22.2 Child at risk



Section 23: Poisoning
23.1 General approach to poisoning
23.2 Specific poisons



Section 24: Environmental
24.1 Envenomation
24.2 Drowning
24.3 Heat-induced illness
24.4 Cold injuries
24.5 Anaphylaxis and food reactions



Section 25: Administration in EMS
25.1 Managing the death of a child in the ED: Bereavement issues



Section 26: Transport and retrieval
26.1 Emergency medical transport and retrieval
26.2 Sick child in rural hospital



Section 27: Teaching paediatric emergency medicine
27.1 Web-based resources
27.2 Teaching paediatric emergency medicine



Section 28: Paediatric research in the emergency department
28.1 Research in children in the emergency department



Section 29: Common procedures
29.1 Estimating the weight of infants and children
29.2 Basic Airway management techniques
29.3 Non-Invasive Ventilation
29.4 Endotracheal intubation
29.5 The surgical airway
29.6 Chest procedures
29.7 Removing and replacing a tracheostomy tube
29.8 Peripheral and Central intravenous lines
29.9 Intraosseous access
29.10 Umbilical vessel cannulation
29.11 Defibrillation
29.12 Transurethral catheterisation and suprapubic bladder aspiration
29.13 Lumbar puncture
29.14 Inguinal hernia reduction
29.15 Paraphimosis reduction
29.16 Gastrostomies and other enteral feeding devices trouble shooting in the ED



Section 30: Ultrasound
30.1 Ultrasound
30.2 Diagnostic ultrasound in paediatric emergency medicine
30.3 Ultrasound guidance for procedures
30.4 Incorporating ultrasound into paediatric resuscitation