Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals, Second Edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 243
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals is a beginner's guide to practical resuscitation which enables students and newly qualified staff to develop key resuscitation knowledge and skills. It reflects current guidelines and developments in resuscitation, including the 2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation. Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals covers adult, paediatric and trauma resuscitation and addresses current legal and ethical issues including family witnessed resuscitation.

• Revised in accordance with the ‘2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation’Content:
  Chapter 1 Resuscitation Policy and Educational Developments (pages 1–6): Pam Moule and John W. Albarran
  Chapter 2 Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues (pages 7–19): John W. Albarran and Paul Snelling
  Chapter 3 Recognizing the Critically Ill Patient and Preventing Cardiorespiratory Arrest (pages 21–33): Jackie Younker
  Chapter 4 Resuscitation Equipment (pages 34–46): Una McKay
  Chapter 5 Chain of Survival (pages 47–54): Ben King
  Chapter 6 Adult Basic Life Support Algorithm (pages 55–75): Pam Moule
  Chapter 7 The Advanced Life Support Algorithm (pages 77–83): Jackie Younker
  Chapter 8 Paediatric Life Support (pages 85–100): Rebecca Hoskins
  Chapter 9 Management of the Airway and Breathing (pages 101–118): Una McKay
  Chapter 10 Monitoring and Assessing Cardiac Rhythms (pages 119–140): John W. Albarran
  Chapter 11 Defibrillation Theory and Practice (pages 141–158): John W. Albarran and Pam Moule
  Chapter 12 Drugs and Delivery (pages 159–171): John W. Albarran and Paul Snelling
  Chapter 13 Management of Potentially Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest (pages 172–183): Rebecca Hoskins
  Chapter 14 Post?Resuscitation Care (pages 184–194): Ben King
  Chapter 15 Special Circumstances (pages 195–210): Jackie Younker
  Chapter 16 Resuscitation of the Seriously Injured Casualty (pages 211–224): Jas Soar
  Chapter 17 Out?of?Hospital Resuscitation (pages 225–232): Ben King