Overview

It's three o'clock in the morning and your child is screaming in pain. To make matters worse, you and your family are vacationing in a strange city. What should you do? Call the front desk? Your family pediatrician? An ambulance? From in-flight earaches to strep throat, from poison ivy to insect bites, illness and injury are common and unwelcome traveling companions. You need to know when to treat your child yourself and when to seek professional medical care. This compact handbook tells you how to decide and then puts crucial information for preventing and treating acute childhood illnesses and injuries at your fingertips. In Take Your Pediatrician with You, Dr. Christopher Ryder offers expert advice on keeping children safe and healthy at home and on the road. He includes detailed instructions for creating a children's medical care kit to use at home or while traveling. Also included are descriptions of common childhood illnesses and summer woes; travel tips; accident prevention; and guidelines for emergency care. A chapter on international adoption guides parents through the process of bringing a child home safely. As well as a reassuring travel companion, this valuable resource will become the ""turn-to"" guide at home and in childcare centers.

Full Product Details

Author:   Christopher S. Ryder (Ryder, Barnes and Condon Pediatrics)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780801886010

ISBN 10:   0801886015
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   10 July 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables Foreword, by B. K. Varma, M.D. Foreword, by Boris Skurkovich, M.D. Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Traveling with Children 1. Planning, Packing, and Pacing 2. Staying Safe, Staying Healthy, and Preventing Accidents 3. Traveling with Children outside the United States 4. Advice for Visiting Friends and Relatives 5. Traveling with Children Who Have Chronic Illnesses and Special Needs 6. Traveling Teenagers 7. Camping and Other Outdoor Adventures 8. Traveling by Air 9. Cruise Ships 10. Motion Sickness 11. Altitude Sickness 12. Travelers' Diarrhea 13. Selecting and Preparing Safe Food andWater 14. Skin Problems 15. Malaria 16. Other Mosquito-Borne Illnesses 17. Emerging Infectious Diseases 18. Bringing Your Internationally Adopted Child Home Part Two: Common Childhood Illnesses 19. Newborns and Infants to Age Three Months 20. Fever 21. Pain 22. Teething 23. Colds, Upper Respiratory Infections, and Nasal Congestion 24. Sore Throats 25. Earaches and Ear Infections 26. Common Infections Your Child Is Sure to Get 27. Antibiotics 28. Coughs 29. Nosebleeds 30. Eye Problems 31. Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Dehydration Caused by Acute Gastroenteritis 32. Vomiting and Diarrhea with Causes Other Than Acute Gastroenteritis 33. Abdominal Pain 34. Constipation and Stooling Patterns 35. Headaches 36. Seizures, or Convulsions 37. Rashes Part Three: Summer Woes 38. Sunburn 39. Insect Bites and Stings 40. Snake Bites 41. Venomous and Stinging Marine Animals 42. Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac Rashes 43. West Nile Fever 44. Lyme Disease 45. Foot and Ankle Care Part Four: Accidents, Injuries, and Emergencies 46. The Basics 47. Head Injuries 48. Spine, Neck, and Back Injuries 49. Poisoning 50. Cuts, Scrapes, and Bruises 51. Burns 52. Foreign Bodies in the Ear 53. Foreign Bodies in the Nose 54. Knocked-Out Tooth 55. Mammal Bites 56. Rabies 57. Heat-Related Illness 58. Cold-Related Illness 59. Firework Injuries 60. Lightning Injuries 61. Drowning Prevention 62. Breathing Difficulties 63. Choking 64. CPR and Basic Life Support Part Five: A Medical Kit for Children Appendix A: Average Weight of U.S. Children Appendix B: Converting Degrees Fahrenheit to Degrees Centigrade Index

Reviews

A genuine resource book of information for those traveling with children... Provides travelers with good explanations and practical tips on how to manage common health problems faced. - Journal of Travel Medicine If you have children, you need this book! Comprehensive and easy to use, it will inform, empower, and encourage you. - Boris Skurkovich, M.D., Brown School of Medicine

Author Information

Dr. Christopher S. Ryder is a pediatrician with over twenty-five years experience caring for children. He has studied and practiced medicine in the United States, England, and South Africa. He has traveled extensively with his wife and son and brings firsthand knowledge about the trials and joys of traveling with children. He is currently in general pediatric practice in central Pennsylvania and has special interests in travel medicine, asthma, and allergies.

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