
Childhood emergencies
May 2010 Vol 39 (5) 257-352
The theme for the May issue of AFP is Childhood emergencies. This month's articles include Croup, Assessment of the unwell child, Meningococcal sepsis, Croup – assessment and management, Minor head injuries in children – an approach to management & Type 1 diabetes in children – emergency management.
Focus
Janice Charles, Helena Britt, Salma Fahridin
Adriana Yock Corrales, Mike Starr
Shabna Rajapaksa, Mike Starr
Assessment and management
Shabna Rajapaksa, Mike Starr
An approach to management
Carl Luckoff, Mike Starr
Emergency management
Aris Siafarikas, Susan O’Connell
Up front
Clinical
Amanda Chung, Mohan Arianayagam, Prem Rashid
Ian A R Smith, Nicholas McLeod, Prem Rashid
Philip Boyce, Erin Barriball
Research
Jenni Parsons
The primary care experience in Melbourne, Victoria
Jenny Bocquet, Tania Winzenberg, Kelly A Shaw
Overcoming therapeutic inertia using an asthma clinic
Patrick D Byrnes, Colleen McGoldrick, Margaret Crawford
Laura Forrest, Rhian Parker, Kelsey Hegarty, Hagen Tuschke
Professional
A biopsychosocial screening tool for use when treating other doctors
Hilton Koppe
Sara Bird
Lawrence Leung
Online palliative care information for GPs
Christine Sanderson, Jennifer Tieman
Starting a practice
Neville Steer
Back pages
Deepa Daniel