First Aid in Childhood Illness

About the Book

The book is for everybody who seeks to know about children’s ailments. Many topics are discussed, including fever, infections (which can affect every system in the body), hygiene, food and nutrition in children, and many more. The knowledge acquired from the book will enable carers to —recognise symptoms and signs of diseases, particularly early; —know what to do and also what not to do; —know when to seek medical help, which is very important; —be able to prevent some of the diseases and to protect against them; and also importantly, —participate in the management of the sick child with the professionals. Emergencies in children are discussed at some length. Prevention of accidents in children is very important as any injury can have lifelong damaging effects on a child. In most minor injuries/ailments, proper first aid measures may be all that are required to cure the conditions. Diseases like malaria, other serious infectious diseases, and parasitic infestations are now not restricted only to particular areas of the world. Their management is very important and well discussed in the book. It is an essential book on child health worldwide.

About the Author

The author, who is a doctor, was born and educated in Ghana. He had his postgraduate training in the United Kingdom. As a specialist in paediatrics and child health, he has, for many years, worked in different branches of that discipline and also in general practice. He has interest in imparting information to people on health matters, especially those of children, and empowering them to participate in the management of their ailments with health professionals. He felt the need to write this book from interactions that he has had the privilege to have with parents and carers from different backgrounds, from whom he has learnt many things. He is the author of two other books: 1. 200 Questions That Mothers Ask about Their Babies in the First Year of Life 2. Sickle Cell Simply Explained