Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, 2nd Edition, is a
distillation of the material provided in Pediatric Emergency Medicine,
3rd Edition, which was published in 2009. Just the Facts has been
developed as a resource for pediatric emergency physicians, general
emergency physicians, pediatricians, and others who regularly provide
pediatric emergency care or who only occasionally are called upon to care
for sick or injured children. Following the same topical organization as the
larger text, this work provides the essential information needed in the
emergency care of children in a readily accessible manner. In order to do
this, we have omitted much information that is of a supporting or enhancing
nature. The current work is not intended to be comprehensive but is designed
to be a quick reference, an overview for the first-time user, or a refresher
course for the experienced clinician. By virtue of its smaller size, the
work is more affordable and more portable than its larger companion. We have
included new multiple choice questions with each chapter to facilitate the
use of the material as a self-test and as a review for those preparing for
in-training, board certification, or recertification examinations.
We would like to express our gratitude to the chapter
authors and to Anne Sydor and Brian Kearns at McGraw-Hill for their
wonderful support and encouragement. Likewise, we would like to express our
gratitude to our families, friends, and colleagues who have tolerated our
withdrawal from them while we worked to produce this work.
Gary R. Strange, MD, FACEP
William R.
Ahrens, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Robert W. Schafermeyer, MD, FACEP, FAAP
Robert A. Wiebe, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Heather M. Prendergast, MD,
MPH, FACEP
Valerie A. Dobiesz, MD, MPH, FACEP