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.
List of TablesForeword, by B. K. Varma, M.D.Foreword, by Boris Skurkovich, M.D.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Traveling with Children1. Planning, Packing, and Pacing2. Staying Safe, Staying Healthy, and Preventing Accidents3. Traveling with Children outside the United States4. Advice for Visiting Friends and Relatives5. Traveling with Children Who Have Chronic Illnesses and Special Needs6. Traveling Teenagers7. Camping and Other Outdoor Adventures8. Traveling by Air9. Cruise Ships10. Motion Sickness11. Altitude Sickness12. Travelers' Diarrhea13. Selecting and Preparing Safe Food andWater14. Skin Problems15. Malaria16. Other Mosquito-Borne Illnesses17. Emerging Infectious Diseases18. Bringing Your Internationally Adopted Child HomePart Two: Common Childhood Illnesses19. Newborns and Infants to Age Three Months20. Fever21. Pain22. Teething23. Colds, Upper Respiratory Infections, and Nasal Congestion24. Sore Throats25. Earaches and Ear Infections26. Common Infections Your Child Is Sure to Get27. Antibiotics28. Coughs29. Nosebleeds30. Eye Problems31. Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Dehydration Caused by Acute Gastroenteritis32. Vomiting and Diarrhea with Causes Other Than Acute Gastroenteritis33. Abdominal Pain34. Constipation and Stooling Patterns35. Headaches36. Seizures, or Convulsions37. RashesPart Three: Summer Woes38. Sunburn39. Insect Bites and Stings40. Snake Bites41. Venomous and Stinging Marine Animals42. Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac Rashes43. West Nile Fever44. Lyme Disease45. Foot and Ankle CarePart Four: Accidents, Injuries, and Emergencies46. The Basics47. Head Injuries48. Spine, Neck, and Back Injuries49. Poisoning50. Cuts, Scrapes, and Bruises51. Burns52. Foreign Bodies in the Ear53. Foreign Bodies in the Nose54. Knocked-Out Tooth55. Mammal Bites56. Rabies57. Heat-Related Illness58. Cold-Related Illness59. Firework Injuries60. Lightning Injuries61. Drowning Prevention62. Breathing Difficulties63. Choking64. CPR and Basic Life SupportPart Five: A Medical Kit for ChildrenAppendix A: Average Weight of U.S. ChildrenAppendix B: Converting Degrees Fahrenheit to Degrees CentigradeIndex
""Well-indexed, accessibly written little handbook.""
