ABC of resuscitation / / edited by Jasmeet Soar, Gavin D. Perkins, Jerry Nolan

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2012
• Edizione: Sixth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 616.1
• Soggetto topico: CPR (First aid); Resuscitation
• Persona (resp. second.): SoarJasmeet; PerkinsGavin D.; NolanJerry
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: List of Contributors Foreword - Douglas Chamberlain Preface -- Cardiac Arrest and the Chain of Survival / Jasmeet Soar, Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan -- Sudden Cardiac Death / David Pitcher -- Causes and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest in Hospital / Gary B. Smith -- Basic Life Support / Anthony J. Handley -- Advanced Life Support / Gavin D. Perkins, Jerry Nolan, Jasmeet Soar and Susanna Price -- Defibrillation / Charles Deakin and Michael Colquhoun -- Airway Management and Ventilation / Jerry Nolan and Jasmeet Soar -- Post resuscitation care / Jerry Nolan -- Paediatric Resuscitation / Ian K. Maconochie and Robert Bingham -- Resuscitation at birth / Jonathan Wyllie and Sean Ainsworth -- Out-of-hospital Resuscitation / Mark Whitbread, Fionna P. Moore and Joanne K. Smith -- In-hospital CPR / Robin P. Davies and Gavin D. Perkins -- Peri-arrest arrythmias / Jerry Nolan and David Pitcher -- Pacing and ICDs / Rani Robson and Jerry Nolan -- Cardiac arrest in pregnancy / David A. Gabbott -- Drowning / Anthony J. Handley -- Trauma / David J. Lockey and Kate Crewdson -- Human Factors / Peter-Marc Fortune and Andrew S. Lockey -- CPR Devices / Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan -- Resuscitation in Sport / Carl Gwinnutt -- Improving Outcomes from Cardiac Arrest - Quality, Education and Implementation / Jasmeet Soar and Keith Couper -- Decisions relating to Resuscitation / Serena Cottrell and David Pitcher -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: ABC of resuscitation
• ISBN: 1-78539-337-5; 1-118-47485-6; 1-118-47487-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820657703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ABC series (Malden, Mass.)