The Parent's Compact Guide to Acute Childhood Illness & Injury

The Parent's Compact Guide to Acute Childhood Illness & Injury is a convenient and thoroughly referenced resource that guides parents through the initial management of important and serious emergencies that can happen in childhood. This book is for anyone who cares for children including parents, grandparents teachers, and coaches. Use this book to review common childhood health problems, prevent common illnesses and injuries, or initiate treatment for medical emergencies when you are on your own.

In this book you will learn:
* How to prevent injuries and diseases including car & bicycle safety, choking, drowning, sudden infant death syndrome, poisoning, travel illness, infections, and disasters (biologic, chemical, radiation exposure) and much more
*What pain in different areas of the body might indicate
*Vaccination safety, risks, and normal schedules
*Guidelines for normal vital signs, weight, weight gain, and fever recognition and management
*Risk factors and features of common and serious childhood illness
*How to initiate management and where to find help for illness and injury