Wound management
4.1 Wound management Ed Oakley Essentials 1 The goals of wound management are to avoid infection, minimise discomfort, facilitate healing and minimise scar formation. The care of the patient as…
Length-based paediatric drug dosing and equipment sizing
23.1 Length-based paediatric drug dosing and equipment sizing Ronald A. Dieckmann Background Emergency treatment of infants and children is sometimes difficult because children of different ages require different sizes of…
Cold injuries
22.4 Cold injuries Simon Chu, Nicholas Cheng Essentials 1 Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature less than 35°C. 2 Cold injury is uncommon in Australia, but when cold…
Penile zipper injury
23.17 Penile zipper injury Michelle Lin Background The most common cause of penile entrapment is an unintentional zipper injury. Most commonly seen in boys aged 2–6 years, this injury occurs…
Paediatric basic life support
2.2 Paediatric basic life support Jane Cocks Essentials 1 Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation is different to adult resuscitation in many aspects, but the basic principles remain the same: • Don’t panic…
Metabolic emergencies
10.1 Metabolic emergencies Drago Bratkovic, Peter Francis Essentials 1 Inborn errors of metabolism are individually rare but as a group are not uncommon. 2 The possibility of an inborn error…
Research in children in the emergency department
29.1 Research in children in the emergency department Franz E. Babl, Meredith Borland, Andrew J. Davidson Essentials 1 Research is essential to establish an evidence base in paediatric emergency medicine…
Gastroenteritis
7.12 Gastroenteritis Susan Phin Essentials 1 Most children with gastroenteritis and mild-moderate dehydration can be successfully rehydrated with oral rehydration solutions either by mouth or nasogastric tube. 2 Oral rehydration…
Heat-induced illness
22.3 Heat-induced illness Michael Ragg Essentials 1 Most heat-induced illness in children is due to overheating from exogenous sources 2 Children are particularly susceptible to heat related illness due to…
Analgesia and sedation
20.1 Analgesia and sedation Stephen Priestley, Jason Acworth, Anthony Harrington Essentials 1 Acute pain is one of the most common emergency department presenting problems. 2 Pain rating scales suitable to…
