Paediatric Advanced Life Support: A Practical Guide for Nurses - Softcover

Jevon, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405197765 ISBN 13: 9781405197762

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Synopsis

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 nurses 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 is a succinct yet comprehensive guide and is an essential purchase for any health professional likely to encounter an emergency situation.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405197765
• ISBN 13: 9781405197762
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264