Book description
In the event of a paediatric cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able
to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care. The second
edition of this successful text provides you with a practical and
systematic guide to the rapid assessment and delivery of appropriate
resuscitation to infants and children.
- Conforms to current European Resuscitation Council Guidelines
- Based on up-to-date research and evidence-based practice protocols
- Synoptic approach enables rapid delivery of effective treatment
- Written by experts in the field of both resuscitation and paediatrics.
Paediatric Advanced Life Support 2e is a succinct yet
comprehensive guide and is an essential purchase for any health
professional likely to encounter an emergency situation.
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.
