WHO Hospital Care for Children

TheWHOe-Pocketbookprovidesup-to-date,evidence-basedclinicalguidelinesforchildrenrequiringhospitalcare.ItistheelectronicversionofthewidelyusedPocketbookofHospitalCareforChildren(BluePocketbook).

Designedfordoctors,nursesandotherhealthworkersresponsibleforthecareofchildren,theseguidelinesfocusonthemanagementofmajorcausesofchildhoodmortalityindevelopingcountries,including:

•Neonatalillness,includinglowbirthweight,prematurity,sepsis,perinatalasphyxia,andcongenitalanomalies
•Pneumoniaandotherbreathingproblems,includingbronchiolitis,asthmaandtuberculosis
•Diarrhoea,acuteandchronic
•Fever,includingmalaria,meningitis,septicaemiaandrheumaticfever
•Severeacutemalnutrition
•HIV/AIDS
•Surgicalproblems,includingtraumaandburns

Theappincludesguidanceonthestagesofmanagementforeverychild:TriageandEmergencytreatment,HistoryandExamination,Laboratoryinvestigations,SupportivecareandMonitoring,DischargeplanningandFollow-up.

WiththisWHOe-PocketbookofHospitalCareforChildrenapp,allguidelinescanbeviewedofflineandwillbeupdatedregularly.

ThisapphasbeendevelopedbytheWorldHealthOrganisation,TheRoyalChildren’sHospitalMelbourne,theUniversityofMelbourneandMurdochChildren’sResearchInstitute.