Synopsis

The fourth edition of this concise, organized, portable reference guide has been carefully updated, with multiple entirely new sections (eg, bioterrorism exposure, fracture classifications & treatment, ECG analysis). The Tarascon Pediatric Emergency Pocketbook provides the most commonly needed reference material for those caring for acutely ill or injured children together with expert commentary and numerous journal references. The fourth edition adds evidence-based expert practice guidelines for management of asthma, bronchiolitis, trauma imaging, head injuries, gastroenteritis, otitis media & sinusitis, fever & neutropenia, HIV exposure (patient and health care worker), and afebrile seizures. Convenient reference tables include pediatric resuscitation, antibiotic therapy, rapid-sequence intubation, toxicology, trauma care, sedation and analgesia, burn care, rehydration solutions, infant formulas, and much more.

Reviewer: Brent Combs, M.D.(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This is the fifth edition of a convenient handbook on the approach to pediatric emergencies. The fourth edition was published in 2003.
Purpose: It is intended as a quick and convenient reminder of information already learned about pediatric emergencies. A quick reference is needed in emergency situations, when concise information needs to be readily available. The author has met his objective
Audience: This is a useful tool for any student, resident, or physician who works in emergency medicine.
Features: This handy guide covers a wealth of information. Topics include abuse; advanced life support (ALS) and resuscitation; analgesia and anesthesia for intubation; anaphylaxis/acute life-threatening events (ALTEs); toxic exposures; assessment and care of burn injuries; rashes and their differential diagnoses; approach to arrhythmias, syncope, hypertension, and chest pain; endocrine emergencies; how to assess arthritis, back pain, fractures, and other orthopedic conditions; management of asthma, bronchiolitis, and stridor; toxidromes and antidotes; approach to management of pediatric trauma; and management of testicular torsion and other urologic emergencies. This broad overview of pediatric conditions is helpful especially to the non-pediatric clinician for the wide variety of relatively low incidence emergencies that present in children.
Assessment: This is a must for any practitioner involved in pediatric emergency care. The fifth edition is a needed revision, since the last edition was published four years ago.