PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Review: Pearls of Wisdom, Third Edition

Authors:Guy Haskell, Marianne Gausche-Hill
Format: Paperback

Updated to meet the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines, this rapid-fire question-and-answer book is required reading for anyone preparing for PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification or recertification.

Table of contents

1. Emergency Medical Services for Children2. Recognician of Shock and Respiratory Failure3. Pediatric Basic Life Support4. Airway and Ventilation5. Vascular Access6. Fluid Therapy and Medications7. Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances8. Trauma Resuscitation9. Newborn Resuscitation10. Immediate Postarrest Stabilization and Secondary Transport11. Ethical and Legal Aspects of CPR in Children

Author comments

Guy H Haskell, Ph.D, NREMT-P is the Director of Emergency Medical and Safety Services Consultants. He is also a Paramedic and Firefighter with the Benton Township Volunteer Fire Department in Unionville, IN.

Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP is a Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA. She is also the Director of Emergency Medical Services and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine in Torrance, CA.