Emergency Care of the Patient with a Heart Attack
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2006
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-10249-3 (ISBN)
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-10249-3 (ISBN)
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Highlights key areas of the assessment and care of the patient with or suspected of having an acute coronary syndrome. This work is aimed at ambulance technicians and paramedics, emergency nurses, cardiac care unit staff, and others involved in the care of this group of patients, whether in the community or hospital setting.
'the authors have produced an easy-to-read, well referenced, 'must have' book, which is ideal for both experienced and junior ED nurses'
Nick Castle, Emergency Nurse, December 2006 Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the UK's biggest killer. Almost a quarter of a million people will have a heart attack each year. Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) carry a high mortality and morbidity and the evidence base for improved treatment and care is rapidly developing. An estimated 700,000 people will attend A and E departments in England and Wales annually with acute chest pain, most of them following a call for assistance to the ambulance service.
This short pocketbook highlights key areas of the assessment and care of the patient with (or suspected of having) an acute coronary syndrome. It is aimed at ambulance technicians and paramedics, emergency nurses, cardiac care unit staff, and others involved in the care of this group of patients whether in the community or hospital setting.
This book is particulary targeted at those without formal training or expertise in cardiology - helping to bridge the gap between specialist cardiac staff and emergency care personnel, including those in the pre-hospital environment
Comprehensive - the book deals with the full spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) investigationa nad management
Provides a step-by-step approach to the patient journey (critical Phase)
'the authors have produced an easy-to-read, well referenced, 'must have' book, which is ideal for both experienced and junior ED nurses'
Nick Castle, Emergency Nurse, December 2006 Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the UK's biggest killer. Almost a quarter of a million people will have a heart attack each year. Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) carry a high mortality and morbidity and the evidence base for improved treatment and care is rapidly developing. An estimated 700,000 people will attend A and E departments in England and Wales annually with acute chest pain, most of them following a call for assistance to the ambulance service.
This short pocketbook highlights key areas of the assessment and care of the patient with (or suspected of having) an acute coronary syndrome. It is aimed at ambulance technicians and paramedics, emergency nurses, cardiac care unit staff, and others involved in the care of this group of patients whether in the community or hospital setting.
This book is particulary targeted at those without formal training or expertise in cardiology - helping to bridge the gap between specialist cardiac staff and emergency care personnel, including those in the pre-hospital environment
Comprehensive - the book deals with the full spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) investigationa nad management
Provides a step-by-step approach to the patient journey (critical Phase)
Foreword by Professor Malcolm Woollard. 1. Emergency care of the heart attack patient - an overview. 2. Assessing the patient with chest pain or discomfort. 3. Immediate management. 4. Taking a 12 lead ECG. 5. Interpreting the 12 lead ECG in the patient with ACS. 6. Complications. 7. Cardiac rhythm disturbances and ACS. 8. Reperfusion 1: thrombolytic treatment. 9. Care during administration of thrombolytic treatment. 10. Interventional cardiology in the treatment of the patient with ACS. 11. The non-STEMI patient with ACS. 12. Measuring and improving the quality of emergency cardiac care. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.11.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrated |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 102 x 152 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-443-10249-X / 044310249X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-443-10249-3 / 9780443102493 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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