ABC of Resuscitation

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 educationABC 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.

List of Contributors viiForeword ix1 Cardiac Arrest and the Chain of Survival 1Jasmeet Soar Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan2 Sudden Cardiac Death 3David Pitcher3 Causes and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest in Hospital 9Gary B. Smith4 Basic Life Support 15Anthony J. Handley5 Advanced Life Support 21Gavin D. Perkins Jerry Nolan Jasmeet Soar and Susanna Price6 Defibrillation 26Charles Deakin and Michael Colquhoun7 Airway Management and Ventilation 30Jerry Nolan and Jasmeet Soar8 Post-Resuscitation Care 36Jerry Nolan9 Paediatric Resuscitation 40Ian K. Maconochie and Robert Bingham10 Resuscitation at Birth 47Jonathan Wyllie and Sean Ainsworth11 Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation 52Joanne K. Smith Mark Whitbread and Fionna P. Moore12 In-Hospital CPR 57Robin P. Davies and Gavin D. Perkins13 Peri-arrest Arrhythmias 62Jerry Nolan and David Pitcher14 Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators 67Rani Robson and Jerry Nolan15 Cardiorespiratory Arrest in Advanced Pregnancy 72David A. Gabbott16 Drowning 78Anthony J. Handley17 Trauma 82Kate Crewdson and David J. Lockey18 Human Factors 86Peter-Marc Fortune and Andrew S. Lockey19 CPR Devices 90Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan20 Resuscitation in Sport 95Carl Gwinnutt21 Improving Outcomes from Cardiac Arrest: Quality Education and Implementation 100Jasmeet Soar and Keith Couper22 Decisions Relating to Resuscitation 104Serena Cottrell and David PitcherIndex 111