Emergency and urgent medical care for children. A brief guide for doctors.

The manual provides information on the main urgent conditions in children and adolescents. Brief algorithms of actions for a doctor providing emergency or urgent medical care at the pre-hospital stage and in the conditions of emergency medical care departments (reception departments) are proposed, taking into account the age characteristics of patients, the nature of the disease course, and modern clinical recommendations. The features of using medications at the pre-hospital stage are considered. Manipulations in urgent conditions in children are described in detail. Typical medical errors are noted. The book is intended for emergency and urgent medical care doctors and paramedics at the pre-hospital and hospital stages, family doctors and general practitioners, medical staff of children's outpatient and polyclinic institutions, sanatoriums, and health resorts, as well as medical students. 3rd revised and expanded edition.