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| 1 Principles of care |
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1 | (64) |
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2 | (2) |
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Consent to treatment in children and young people |
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4 | (4) |
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Communicating with a child in preparation for an emergency procedure |
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8 | (2) |
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Preserving autonomy and respect |
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10 | (2) |
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Health care policy standards for children's emergency care |
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12 | (2) |
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Communication through play |
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14 | (2) |
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Breaking significant news during an emergency |
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16 | (2) |
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Writing patient information leaflets for families Discharged from emergency environments |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (2) |
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Emergency care of children: abiding by the NMC Code |
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22 | (4) |
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26 | (4) |
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Interprofessional working |
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30 | (2) |
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Safeguarding children: information sharing |
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32 | (2) |
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Identifying abuse and mistreatment in emergency care |
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34 | (4) |
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38 | (2) |
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Transport and transfer of the sick or injured child |
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40 | (4) |
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Safe discharge of children from the emergency department |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (2) |
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Managing aggressive situations |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (2) |
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Performing an emergency X-ray on a child |
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62 | (3) |
| 2 Critical events |
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65 | (48) |
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Recognition of the sick child |
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66 | (2) |
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Recognizing a seriously ill child |
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68 | (2) |
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Reasons why children arrest |
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70 | (2) |
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Paediatric basic life support (BLS) |
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72 | (4) |
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Paediatric advanced life support (ALS) |
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76 | (4) |
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Newborn life support (NLS) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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Withholding and withdrawing curative treatment |
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84 | (4) |
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Post mortem examination and organ donation |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (2) |
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Apnoea/apparent life threatening event (ALTE) |
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94 | (4) |
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Sudden unexplained death in infancy (SUDI) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (4) |
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Infectious disease outbreaks |
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108 | (5) |
| 3 Neurological problems |
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113 | (32) |
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114 | (4) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (4) |
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Role of the National Poisons Centres |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (4) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (4) |
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Trauma induced raised intracranial pressure |
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138 | (2) |
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Raised intracranial pressure (nontraumatic) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (3) |
| 4 Respiratory problems |
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145 | (46) |
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Recognizing respiratory distress |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (4) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (4) |
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Pertussis (whooping cough) |
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164 | (2) |
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Anaphylaxis and angio-oedema |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (4) |
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Management of fractured ribs |
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174 | (2) |
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Management of pneumothorax |
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176 | (2) |
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Management of haemothorax |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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Thoracic cardiovascular injury |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (4) |
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Management of drowning in children |
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188 | (3) |
| 5 Circulatory problems |
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191 | (32) |
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192 | (4) |
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Fluid and electrolyte balance |
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196 | (6) |
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202 | (4) |
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Managing the child or young person with toxic shock syndrome |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (4) |
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Cardiac tamponade and pulseless electrical activity (PEA) |
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212 | (2) |
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Management of electrocution in children |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (4) |
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220 | (3) |
| 6 Gastrointestinal problems |
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223 | (18) |
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224 | (4) |
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228 | (2) |
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Management of intussusception |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (3) |
| 7 Skin and connective tissue problems |
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241 | (30) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (2) |
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Lacerations, cuts and contusions |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (2) |
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Management of eczema herpeticum (Kaposi varicelliform)in children |
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254 | (2) |
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Emergency management of burns and scalds |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (4) |
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268 | (3) |
| 8 Musculoskeletal problems |
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271 | (20) |
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Overview of fractures and dislocations |
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272 | (4) |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (2) |
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Application of skin traction in emergency situations |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (4) |
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286 | (2) |
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Spinal injuries in children |
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288 | (3) |
| 9 Sensory problems |
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291 | (28) |
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Management of eye problems |
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292 | (4) |
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296 | (6) |
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302 | (4) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (1) |
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Removal of foreign body from the nose |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (3) |
| 10 Haematology and immunity |
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319 | (10) |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (4) |
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326 | (3) |
| 11 Renal and reproductive problems |
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329 | (22) |
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330 | (2) |
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Urinary tract infection in children or young people |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (4) |
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Ectopic pregnancy (undiagnosed pregnancy) |
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338 | (4) |
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342 | (4) |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (3) |
| 12 Endocrine and metabolic problems |
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351 | (16) |
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352 | (2) |
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) |
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354 | (6) |
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Management of diabetes insipidus |
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360 | (2) |
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Management of cortisol failure |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (3) |
| 13 Mental health problems |
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367 | (22) |
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Psychosis in childhood and adolescence |
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368 | (4) |
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Self harm and parasuicide |
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372 | (4) |
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Management of substance misuse |
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376 | (4) |
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Anxiety episodes/panic attacks in childhood and adolescence |
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380 | (4) |
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Depression in children and young people |
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384 | (2) |
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Fabricated or induced illness |
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386 | (3) |
| 14 Unscheduled care management |
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389 | (20) |
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Legal framework in emergency care and accountability of the practitioner |
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390 | (2) |
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Trephining subungual haematomas |
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392 | (2) |
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Bandaging and securing dressings |
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394 | (2) |
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Replacing gastrostomy devices |
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396 | (4) |
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Management and placement of nasogastric tubes in children (troubleshooting) |
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400 | (6) |
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The role of the Paediatric Assessment Unit |
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406 | (3) |
| Index |
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