Pediatric Telephone Advice

by Barton D. Schmitt

Book Overview

This handbook presents step-by-step protocols for telephone triage and advice for over 150 pediatric symptoms and chief complaints. Written in algorithmic format, the protocols list questions the health care professional should ask the caller to assess the urgency of the problem and determine whether it requires emergency intervention, an office visit, or home care. Where appropriate, the book provides first aid and home care instructions for parents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316773867
• ISBN13: 9780316773867
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 9.3"