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MEDICAL Emergency Medicine

Avoiding Common Errors in Pediatric Emergency Medicine 1st Edition By Dale Woolridge, MD, PhD; Sean Martin Fox, MD; James L. Homme, MD; Aaron N. Leetch, MD; and Timothy K. Ruttan, MD DESCRIPTION

Avoiding Common Errors in the Pediatric Emergency Medi- cine will follow the format of the highly successful Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department Topics specific to pediatric emergency care will be the focus. Nuanced issues relating directly to the care of children in the emergency setting such as treatment strategies, procedure competencies, distinct pathophysiology and disease processes will be covered. As with other texts in the Avoiding Common Errors series, each chapter will be a succinct topic laid out in a logical fashion highly accessible to the care giver on short notice or for quick learning on a topic. Key points will summarize the educational objectives of the chapters. FEATURES ▶ Covers nuanced topics specific to the care of children in the emergency setting, including treatment strategies, procedure competencies, distinct pathophysiology, and disease processes. ▶ Discusses the crashing patient, ultrasound and imaging, community and legal issues, applied practice, behavioral health, and medication/pharmacy topics. ▶ Summarizes each chapter with handy key points that present must-know information in an easy- access, bulleted format. ▶ Helps prevent clinical practice errors in the ED due to applying an adult management approach instead of a directed pediatric approach. ▶ Ideal for emergency medicine physicians, residents, and attendings; emergency nurse practitioners, PAs who practice in the ED, and pediatricians. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience ▶ Read directly on your preferred device(s) , such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. ▶ Easily convert to audiobook , powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Paperback / ISBN: 978-1-9751-3833-2 / ($69.99 / £52.95 / €61.00) World Approx. 350 pp. / Approx. 125 Tables / 6 x 9 / August 2020

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