Children and young people account for a quarter of all patients treated in emergency departments in the UK, with three million children attending emergency departments every year. Emergency Care of Children and Young People prepares practitioners for the challenges of caring for children in emergency departments. Children requiring emergency care have unique and differing needs and may not respond or cooperate during an initial assessment as an adult would. Emergency Care of Children and Young People is an essential reference for all health care professionals working with children in the emergency department setting. It explores the key skills needed for effective care and presents the evidence which underpins effective practice in an accessible and informative format. Emergency Care of Children and Young People covers a complete range of topics including legal and ethical aspects, minor injuries, major trauma, effective ways to communicate with children through the use of play and distraction, meningitis and resuscitation.

Children and young people account for a quarter of all patientstreated in emergency departments in the UK, with three millionchildren attending emergency departments every year. EmergencyCare of Children and Young People prepares practitioners forthe challenges of caring for children in emergency departments.Children requiring emergency care have unique and differing needsand may not respond or cooperate during an initial assessment as anadult would.Emergency Care of Children and Young People is anessential reference for all health care professionals working withchildren in the emergency department setting. It explores the keyskills needed for effective care and presents the evidence whichunderpins effective practice in an accessible and informativeformat. Emergency Care of Children and Young People covers acomplete range of topics including legal and ethical aspects, minorinjuries, major trauma, effective ways to communicate with childrenthrough the use of play and distraction, meningitis andresuscitation.

1 Setting the Scene: The Context of Emergency Care for Children andYoung People.2 Principles of Emergency Care for Children and YoungPeople.3 Legal and Ethical Emergency Care of Children.4 Safeguarding and Protecting Children: The Roles andResponsibilities of the Emergency Care Practitioner.5 Meeting the Specific Needs of Young People Attending theEmergency Department.6 Treatment and Management of Minor Injuries.7 The Principles of Assessment and Management of Pain inChildren and Young People Attending an Emergency Department.8 Emergency Care of the Critically Ill or Seriously InjuredChild.9 Paediatric Resuscitation.10 Emergency Care and Management of Children with AcuteRespiratory Illness.11 The Assessment and Management of Paediatric Fever in theEmergency Setting.12 Emergency Care of Children with Sickle Cell Disease: OneFamily's Experience.13 Emergency Care of Children and Young People with DiabeticKetoacidosis