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Jevon, Philip

Advanced Cardiac Life Support: A Guide for Nurses

Jevon, Philip - Advanced Cardiac Life Support: A Guide for Nurses, ebook

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In the event of an adult cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care. This new and updated edition of Advanced Cardiac Life Support provides the theoretical background to resuscitation as well as explaining the essential resuscitation skills required to manage an adult cardiac arrest- from the time it occurs until subsequent transfer to the ICU.

The emphasis is on the prevention of cardiac arrest with detailed information on the management of peri-arrest arrhythmias and acute coronary syndromes. Advanced Cardiac Life Support also discussed ethical and legal issues, record keeping, dealing with bereavement, audit, equipment and training- providing an essential quick reference tool for nurses and health care professionals.
  • An evidence-based approach to emergency care based on the latest Resuscitation guidelines
  • A succinct yet comprehensive guide to the management of cardiac arrest
  • Written by an experienced resuscitation training offer who is also a qualified nurse and former CCU Charge Nurse

Keywords: adult cardiac; event; able; respond rapidly; essential; life; advanced; edition; resuscitation; theoretical background; new; explaining; cardiac; management; arrest; emphasis; information; periarrest; prevention; arrhythmias; cardiac life

Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2009
Language
en
Edition
2
Page amount
216 pages
Category
Medicine, Health Care, Mode
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9781118286913
Printed ISBN
9781405185660

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