Pediatric Telephone Protocols

Office Version

Barton D. Schmitt (Autor)

Buch | Spiralbindung

250 Seiten

2012 | 14th edition
American Academy of Pediatrics (Verlag)
978-1-58110-742-5 (ISBN)

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Authored by renowned telehealth pioneer Barton D. Schmitt, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Telephone Protocols provides proven solutions for consistently high-quality telephone care. This popular resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics features more than 125 tested decision-support protocols spanning 98% of common pediatric complaints--everything from abdominal pain and anaphylaxis to thrush, tick bite, and trauma. Here's the help triagers need to handle calls with complete confidence.

Highlighted triage assessment questions--step-by-step checklists to help gauge the urgency of patient problems and select the appropriate disposition
Parent-reassuring home care instructions
Prescription and nonprescription medication questions, dosages, and recommendations
Detailed User's Guide--a valuable training tool for triage and advice personnel
Reproducible telephone log sheets--standardize call documentation and save charting time
Quality assurance checklist--for staff training and evaluation, enhanced caller satisfaction
Urgent updates--immediate Web access to protocol changes
Spiral-bound format--lies flat for convenient use

The14th Edition has been updated from cover to cover NEW look and feel for streamlined triage--eye-appealing double-column format helps triagers scan relevant
protocols more easily, zero in on callers' specific concernsmore rapidly.

Content updates--more than 90% of all protocols revised, many extensively.

New protocols include
Food Reactions
Influenza Exposure
Rash, Amoxicillin or Augmentin
Vomiting With Diarrhea

Robust Index--for faster, easier searching by page number.

Sharpened symptom definitions--speed problem identification.

Barton D. Schmitt, MD, FAAP, is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and medical director of the After-Hours Call Center at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO. Dr Schmitt is also the author of My Child Is Sick!, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Dr Schmitt has received several awards, including the C. Anderson Aldrich Award for contributions in child development and the Education Award for contributions in pediatric education, both from the AAP.

Verlagsort	Elk Grove Village
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege
ISBN-10	1-58110-742-0 / 1581107420
ISBN-13	978-1-58110-742-5 / 9781581107425
Zustand	Neuware