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Table of Contents:
Section I
Advanced Life Support
1. Childhood Resuscitation
2. Neonatal Resuscitation
3. Respiratory Failure
4. Shock
Section II
Chief Complaints
5. Abdominal Pain
6. Altered Mental Status
7. Apnea
8. Chest Pain
9. Cough
10. Crying and Irritability in the Young Child
11. Diarrhea
12. Ear Pain
13. Fever
14. Foreign Bodies
15. Headache
16. Hematuria and Dysuria
17. Hypertension
18. Jaundice
19. Limp
20. Neck Mass
21. Rash
22. Red Eye
23. Scrotal Pain
24. Sore Throat
25. Stiff Neck
26. Stridor Sue Kost
27. Syncope
28. Vaginal Bleeding / Discharge
29. Vomiting
Section III
Medical Emergencies
30. Anaphylaxis
31. Cardiac Emergencies
32. Central Nervous System Emergencies
33. Endocrine Disorders
34. Fluids and Electrolytes
35. Gastroenterology Emergencies
36. GYN Emergencies
37. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies
38. Infectious Disease Emergencies
39. Poisonings
40. Psychiatric Emergencies
41. Respiratory Emergencies
42. Technology Assisted Child
Section IV
Surgical Emergencies
43. Dental / Periodontal Emergencies
44. General Surgery Emergencies
45. Neurosurgery Emergencies
46. Ophthalmology Emergencies
47. Orthopedic Emergencies
48. Otorhinolaryngology Emergencies
49. Urologic Emergencies
Section V
Trauma
50. Abdominal Trauma
51. Burns / Smoke Inhalation
52. Child Abuse
53. Dental Injuries
54. Extremity Injuries
55. Eye Injuries
56. Head Trauma
57. Minor Trauma
58. Multiple Trauma
59. Neck and Spine Injury
60. Pelvic Trauma and Genitourinary Injury
61. Sports Injuries
62. Thoracic Trauma
Section VI
Environmental Emergencies
63. Bites and Stings
64. Drowning
65. Electrical and Lightning Injuries
66. Heat- Related Illness
67. Hypothermia
Section VII
Special Topics
68. Chemical and Biological Terrorism
69. Emergency Medical Services for Children / Pre- Hospital Care
70. Patient Safety
71. Risk Management and Administrative Issues
72. Sedation and Analgesia
73. Transport Medicine
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