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ABC of Resuscitation is a practical, illustrated guide to the latest resuscitation advice for the non-specialist and provides the core knowledge on the treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest.

This edition provides a guide to the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 and the Resuscitation Council (UK) 2010 Resuscitation Guidelines.
It Includes:

  • the causes and prevention of cardiac arrest
  • basic and advanced life support for adults, children and newborns
  • resuscitation in a range of contexts (in-hospital and out-of-hospital, including drowning, pregnancy, sport and trauma)
  • important aspects of implementation of guidelines including human factors and education

    • ABC of Resuscitation, 6th Edition is ideal for all healthcare professionals including junior doctors, medical students, general practitioners, paramedics and nurses. It is also useful for pre-hospital care practitioners, emergency medicine trainees, resuscitation officers and all those who teach resuscitation.

    This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store.

     

    ABC of Resuscitation is a practical, illustrated guide to the latest resuscitation advice for the non-specialist and provides the core knowledge on the treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest.

    This edition provides a guide to the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 and the Resuscitation Council (UK) 2010 Resuscitation Guidelines.
    It Includes:

  • the causes and prevention of cardiac arrest
  • basic and advanced life support for adults, children and newborns
  • resuscitation in a range of contexts (in-hospital and out-of-hospital, including drowning, pregnancy, sport and trauma)
  • important aspects of implementation of guidelines including human factors and education

    • ABC of Resuscitation, 6th Edition is ideal for all healthcare professionals including junior doctors, medical students, general practitioners, paramedics and nurses. It is also useful for pre-hospital care practitioners, emergency medicine trainees, resuscitation officers and all those who teach resuscitation.

    This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store.

     
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    About the Author-
    • Jasmeet Soar, Immediate Past Chair Resuscitation Council (UK), Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
    Table of Contents-

    • List of Contributors, vii

      Foreword, ix

      1 Cardiac Arrest and the Chain of Survival, 1
      Jasmeet Soar, Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan

      2 Sudden Cardiac Death, 3
      David Pitcher

      3 Causes and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest in Hospital, 9
      Gary B. Smith

      4 Basic Life Support, 15
      Anthony J. Handley

      5 Advanced Life Support, 21
      Gavin D. Perkins, Jerry Nolan, Jasmeet Soar and Susanna Price

      6 Defibrillation, 26
      Charles Deakin and Michael Colquhoun

      7 Airway Management and Ventilation, 30
      Jerry Nolan and Jasmeet Soar

      8 Post-Resuscitation Care, 36
      Jerry Nolan

      9 Paediatric Resuscitation, 40
      Ian K. Maconochie and Robert Bingham

      10 Resuscitation at Birth, 47
      Jonathan Wyllie and Sean Ainsworth

      11 Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation, 52
      Joanne K. Smith, Mark Whitbread and Fionna P. Moore

      12 In-Hospital CPR, 57
      Robin P. Davies and Gavin D. Perkins

      13 Peri-arrest Arrhythmias, 62
      Jerry Nolan and David Pitcher

      14 Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators, 67
      Rani Robson and Jerry Nolan

      15 Cardiorespiratory Arrest in Advanced Pregnancy, 72
      David A. Gabbott

      16 Drowning, 78
      Anthony J. Handley

      17 Trauma, 82
      Kate Crewdson and David J. Lockey

      18 Human Factors, 86
      Peter-Marc Fortune and Andrew S. Lockey

      19 CPR Devices, 90
      Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan

      20 Resuscitation in Sport, 95
      Carl Gwinnutt

      21 Improving Outcomes from Cardiac Arrest: Quality, Education and Implementation, 100
      Jasmeet Soar and Keith Couper

      22 Decisions Relating to Resuscitation, 104
      Serena Cottrell and David Pitcher

      Index, 111

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