What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick: The Essential Emergency Manual for Parents and Carers - Softcover

Middleton, Paul; Ratchford, Andrew; MacKenzie, John; Smith, Jason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1741756863 ISBN 13: 9781741756869

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2010

Synopsis

Not sure what's ailing your child? Do you need to see a GP? Or is it serious enough for a dash to Casualty? The answers to these questions, and more, are here in the essential go-to manual for parents and carers.

About this title

Review:

"Most of us will have to deal with a sick baby or child at some point in our lives ... this is an invaluable guide to knowing what to do and when. ...there is lots of practical advice on dealing with serious medical situations such as burns, stings, bites and poisoning." - The Sunday Times

About the Author:

Associate-Professor Paul Middleton is an emergency physician with extensive experience dealing with sick children. He has taught doctors and nurses how to recognize and treat acute and serious childhood illness and injury. Dr. Andrew Ratchford is an emergency physician who lectures in clinical medicine at Sydney University. He worked for the Helicopter Emergency Medicine Service in the UK, treating critically injured children and now teaches an advanced pediatric life support. Dr. Jason Smith is a consultant in emergency medicine in the UK and a senior lecturer in pre-hospital and emergency medicine. He has extensive clinical experience of dealing with pediatric emergencies. Dr. John McKenzie works as an emergency physician in southern Sydney and as a medical advisor to the NSW Ambulance Service.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1741756863
• ISBN 13: 9781741756869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304