ABC of Resuscitation

This book is a practical guide to the latest resuscitation advice for the non-specialist, and covers the core knowledge on the management of patients with cardiopulmonary arrest. The new edition is fully up to date with a new editorial team and includes the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 and the Resuscitation Council (UK) 2010 Resuscitation Guidelines. CONTENTS List of Contributors Foreword - Douglas Chamberlain Preface 1 Cardiac Arrest and the Chain of Survival Jasmeet Soar, Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan 2 Sudden Cardiac Death David Pitcher 3 Causes and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest in Hospital Gary B. Smith 4 Basic Life Support Anthony J. Handley 5 Advanced Life Support Gavin D. Perkins, Jerry Nolan, Jasmeet Soar and Susanna Price 6 Defibrillation Charles Deakin and Michael Colquhoun 7 Airway Management and Ventilation Jerry Nolan and Jasmeet Soar 8 Post resuscitation care Jerry Nolan 9 Paediatric Resuscitation Ian K. Maconochie and Robert Bingham 10 Resuscitation at birth Jonathan Wyllie and Sean Ainsworth 11 Out-of-hospital Resuscitation Mark Whitbread, Fionna P. Moore and Joanne K. Smith 12 In-hospital CPR Robin P. Davies and Gavin D. Perkins 13 Peri-arrest arrythmias Jerry Nolan and David Pitcher 14 Pacing and ICDs Rani Robson and Jerry Nolan 15 Cardiac arrest in pregnancy David A. Gabbott 16 Drowning Anthony J. Handley 17 Trauma David J. Lockey and Kate Crewdson 18 Human Factors Peter-Marc Fortune and Andrew S. Lockey 19 CPR Devices Gavin D. Perkins and Jerry Nolan 20 Resuscitation in Sport Carl Gwinnutt 21 Improving Outcomes from Cardiac Arrest – Quality, Education and Implementation Jasmeet Soar and Keith Couper 22 Decisions relating to Resuscitation Serena Cottrell and David Pitcher Index