Pediatric Telephone Protocols: Office Version

Pediatric Telephone Protocols: Office Version

<DIV>Authored by renowned telehealth pioneer Barton D. Schmitt, MD, FAAP, <b><i>Pediatric Telephone Protocols</i></b> provides proven solutions for consistently high-quality telephone care. This popular resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics features more than 125 tested decision-support protocols spanning 98% of common pediatric complaints—everything from abdominal pain and anaphylaxis to thrush, tick bite, and trauma. <BR><BR>Here’s the help triagers need to handle calls with complete confidence.<BR></div><ul> <li>Highlighted triage assessment questions—step-by-step checklists to help gauge the urgency of patient problems and select the appropriate disposition</li> <li>Parent-reassuring home care instructions</li> <li>Prescription and nonprescription medication questions, dosages, and recommendations</li> <li>Detailed User’s Guide—a valuable training tool for triage and advice personnel</li> <li>Reproducible telephone log sheets—standardize call documentation and save charting time</li> <li>Quality assurance checklist—for staff training and evaluation, enhanced caller satisfaction</li> <li>Urgent updates—immediate Web access to protocol changes</li> <li>Spiral-bound format—lies flat for convenient use</li></ul><DIV><BR>The14th Edition has been updated from cover to cover<BR><BR><b>NEW</b> look and feel for streamlined triage—eye-appealing double-column format helps triagers scan relevant <BR>protocols more easily, zero in on callers’ specific concernsmore rapidly.<BR><BR><b>Content updates</b>—more than 90% of all protocols revised, many extensively.<BR><BR><b>New protocols includ</b><b>e</b><BR>    Food Reactions<BR>    Influenza Exposure<BR>    Rash, Amoxicillin or Augmentin<BR>    Vomiting With Diarrhea <BR><BR><b>Robust Index</b>—for faster, easier searching by page number.<BR><BR><b>Sharpened symptom definition</b><b>s</b>—speed problem identification.</div>