Management of Severe Malaria : A Practical Handbook - Second Edition (WHO

Management of Severe Malaria : A Practical Handbook - Second Edition (WHO - OMS, 2000, 78 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Table 1 Antimalarial chemotherapy of severe falciparum malaria
		Preface
		Introduction
		Severe falciparum malaria
		General management
		Clinical features and management of complications in adults
		Special clinical features of severe malaria and management of common complications in children
		Special clinical features and management of severe malaria in pregnancy
		Diagnosis of malaria
		Prognostic indicators
		Common errors in diagnosis and management
		Selected further reading
		Annex 1. Notes on antimalarial drugs
		Annex 2. The Glasgow coma scale
		Annex 3. A coma scale for children
		Annex 4. Cannulating the femoral vein
		Annex 5. Setting up an intra-osseous infusion in children
		Annex 6. Measurement of central venous pressure
		Summary of the management of severe falciparum malaria
		Back cover