Practical Resuscitation:
Recognition
and
Response
EDITED BY
Pam Moule
RN, DipN, DipNE, BSc (Hons), MSc
Principal Lecturer
University of the West of England,
Bristol
AND
John W Albarran
RN, Dip N (Lon.), BSc (Hons), PG Dip Ed, MSc,
NFESC
Principal Lecturer
University of the West of England,
Bristol
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Practical resuscitation: recognition and response / edited by Pam Moule
and John W. Albarran.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-4051-1668-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Resuscitation. 2. Emergency nursing.
[DNLM: 1. Resuscitation–methods. 2. Emergency
Treatment–methods. WA 292 P896 2005] I. Moule, Pam.
II. Albarran, John W.
RC87.9.P73 2005
616.02¢5–dc22
2004014741
ISBN-10 1-4051-1668-4
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Contents
Foreword vi
Preface viii
Acknowledgements x
Contributors xi
How to Use the Book xii
Section 1 Introduction and Professional Issues
1 Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues 2
Section 2 Prevention and Preparation
2 Recognising the Sick Patient and Preventing
Cardiac Arrest 16
3 Resuscitation Equipment 43
4 Chain of Survival 60
Section 3 Basic Life Support
5 Basic Life Support Algorithm 72
Section 4 Advanced Life Support
6 The Universal Advanced Life Support Algorithm 94
Section 5 Further Considerations of Resuscitation
7 Management of the Airway and Breathing 104
8 Monitoring and Assessing Cardiac Rhythms 127
9 Defibrillation Theory and Practice 151
10 Drugs and Delivery 177
11 Management of Potentially Reversible Causes of
Cardiac Arrest 198
12 Post-Resuscitation Care 215
13 Special Circumstances 231
14 Resuscitation of the Seriously Injured Casualty 253
15 Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation 272
Index 283
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