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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141489503321

Titolo

The ECG for prehospital emergency care [[electronic resource] /] / edited by William J. Brady ... [et al.] ; advisory editors, Kostas Alibertis ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

ISBN

1-118-47374-4

1-118-47373-6

1-299-15882-X

1-118-47376-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BradyWilliam <1960->

AlibertisKostas

Disciplina

616.1207547

Soggetti

Electrocardiography

Heart - Diseases

Cardiovascular emergencies

Medical emergencies

Emergency medicine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. The ECG in prehospital patient care -- section 2. Cardiac rhythms and cardiac dysrhythmias -- section 3. Acute coronary syndrome and the 12-lead ECG -- section 4. Special populations, high-risk presentation scenarios, and advanced electrocardiographic techniques -- section 5. Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of common ECG presentations.

Sommario/riassunto

Now that state of the art equipment can be carried in ambulances, prehospital emergency staff are able to perform an ECG soon after arrival on scene, enabling the EMS provider to gather important diagnostic information that can not only guide prehospital therapy but also direct hospital-based treatment.  This book exclusively addresses ECGs for prehospital emergencies, ranging from basic rhythm diagnosis



to critical care applications of the electrocardiogram and advanced 12-lead ECG interpretation in the ACS patient.  It provides self testing traces covering all these conditions seen in preh