3rd Edition

Emergency Care of Minor Trauma in Children

By Ffion Davies Copyright 2017
232 Pages 170 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

232 Pages 170 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

232 Pages 170 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

Succinct and highly illustrated, the third edition of this handy pocket guide enables practitioners to successfully manage common minor injuries in children at the point of care. Each chapter has been updated to reflect changes to the treatment for the injury based on recent research and new guidelines. The new edition includes: the latest recommended guidelines and procedures, for instant... Read more

Introduction. Injury prevention. Pain management. Wounds and soft tissue injuries. Head and facial injuries. Neck and back injuries. Fractures & dislocations – gen approach. Injuries of the upper limb. Hand injuries. The lower limb. Burns, chemical and electrical injuries. Bites, stings and allergic reactions. Foreign bodies. Injuries of the external genitalia & anus. Non-accidental injury. Medicolegal & forensic issues. Practical Procedures.

Biography

Dr Ffion Davies is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine with a special interest in paediatrics, who works at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. She likes to demystify paediatrics for Emergency Medicine clinicians and to challenge the scope of practice in Emergency Departments so that children get a better deal.