Pediatric Telephone Protocols

Barton D. Schmitt

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American Academy of Pediatrics
13 October 2015

General practice; Paediatric medicine; Paediatric nursing

This popular resource features more than 125 tested decision-support protocols spanning 98% of common pediatric complaints. Including everything from abdominal pain and anaphylaxis to thrush, tick bite, and trauma. Authored by renowned telehealth expert Barton D. Schmitt, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Telephone Protocols provides proven solutions for consistently high-quality telephone care.

Here's the help triagers need to handle calls with complete confidence.

The 15th edition - updated and renovated from cover to cover

New Tabbed Layout for ease of use and grouped into 7 sections - Infants, A-Z, Exposures, Emergencies, Injuries, User's Guid, and OTC Medication.

New Content Updates - more than90% of all protocols revised, many extensively.

New Sixteen new Protocols including abdominal injury, chest injury, dizziness, fire ant sting, foreskin care questions, measles exposure, menstrual period - missing or late, neck injury, psychosocial problems, strep throat infection follow-up call, whooping cough exposure, finger or toe injury, penis-scrotum symptoms, vaginal bleeding, and vaginal symptoms or discharge.

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

Symptom Definitions - speed problem identification.

Edited by: Barton D. Schmitt
Imprint: American Academy of Pediatrics
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 15th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.769kg
ISBN: 9781581109566
ISBN 10: 1581109563
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 13 October 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Spiral bound
Publisher's Status: Active

Barton D. Schmitt, MD, FAAP, is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Director of the Sleep Disorder Clinic and Encopresis-Enuresis clinic at The Children's Hospital of Denver. He has written more than one-hundred articles for fellow pediatricians, as well as the book Pediatric Telephone Protocols and the computer software program The Pediatric Advisor, used by over four-hundred-and-fifty hospitals nationwide. Dr. Schmitt has received numerous awards for his work, including the American Academy of Pediatrics Education Award in 2004. He and his wife spend as much time as possible with their children and 6 grandchildren.

Reviews for Pediatric Telephone Protocols

This is an outstanding reference. It offers a wealth of information on typical medical complaints in infants and children. I recommend this book to all who provide pediatric telephone triage. Steadman McPeters, DNP, CPNP-AC, RNFA (UAB School of Nursing) Doody's Book Review