<p>Updated to reflect the new 2010 Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines, this concise, easy-to-read guide provides the most essential information on prehospital and hospital management of pediatric emergencies. It is also the approved text for the American Safety & Health Institute's (ASHI) pediatric advanced life support course.</p><br><br><ul><li><b>Outline format</b> with bulleted lists, concise tables, and a user-friendly writing style, makes this comprehensive text incredibly easy to read and understand. </li> <p><li><b>Pre-test and a post-test</b> consist of multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, and essay questions to test your overall comprehension of the material.</li> <p><li><b>PALS Pearl boxes</b> help you apply text information to real-life clinical situations. </li> <p><li><b>Sidebars </b>contain additional information related to the topics covered in the chapter, providing an opportunity for further learning. </li> <p><li><b>Laminated quick reference card</b> provides easy access to critical information in the field or hospital, such as:</li> <ul> <p><li>respiratory and heart rates</li> <p><li>blood pressure</li> <p><li>basic life support interventions</li> <p><li>Glasgow Coma Scale</li> <p><li>airway size and equipment selection for intubation corresponding to the Broselow Resuscitation Tape</li> <p><li>several pediatric algorithms</li> <p><li>pain assessment tools</li> </ul></ul><br><br><ul><li><b>Updated content</b> reflects the new <b>2010 Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines</b>, as well as current industry standards. </li></ul>