For its new fourth edition this concise, organized, portable reference guide has been carefully updated, with multiple entirely new sections (eg, bioterrorism exposure, fracture classifications & treatment, ECG analysis). The Tarascon Pediatric Emergency Pocketbook provides the most commonly needed reference material for those caring for acutely ill or injured children together with expert commentary and numerous journal references. The fourth edition adds evidence-based expert practice guidelines for management of asthma, bronchiolitis, trauma imaging, head injuries, gastroenteritis, otitis media & sinusitis, fever & neutropenia, HIV exposure (patient and health care worker), and afebrile seizures. Convenient reference tables include pediatric resuscitation, antibiotic therapy, rapid-sequence intubation, toxicology, trauma care, sedation and analgesia, burn care, rehydration solutions, infant formulas, and much more.