Why treat children differently? -- Structured approach to emergency paediatrics -- Basic life support -- Advanced support of the airway and ventilation -- The management of cardiac arrest -- The structured approach to the seriously ill child -- The child with breathing difficulties -- The child in shock -- The child with an abnormal pulse rate or rhythm -- The child with a decreased conscious level -- The convulsing child -- The structured approach to the seriously injured child -- The child with chest injury -- The child with abdominal injury -- The child with trauma to the head -- The child with injuries to the extremities or the spine -- The burned or scalded child -- The child with an electrical injury or drowning -- Practical procedures : airway and breathing -- Practical procedures : circulation -- Practical procedures : trauma -- Interpreting trauma X-rays -- Structured approach to stabilisation and transfer -- Human factors