Emergency care of the patient with a heart attack
By: Roger Gamon, Tom Quinn, Brian Parr ; foreword, Malcolm Woollard
Contributors: Quinn, Tom, 1961-; Parr, Brian, RN
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780443102493
Subjects: Cardiovascular emergencies; Therapy; Treatment; Diagnosis; Myocardial infarction; Emergency Treatment; Myocardial Infarction
Description: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the Uk's biggest killer. Almost 250,000 people will have a heart attack each year. This book highlights key areas of assessment & care of the patient with an acute coronary syndrome. It is aimed at ambulance technicians & paramedics, emergency nurses, & cardiac care staff.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Emergency care of the heart attack patient; title: an overview; title: Ch. 2. Assessing the patient with chest pain or discomfort; title: Ch. 3. Immediate management; title: Ch. 4. Recording a 12-lead ECG; title: Ch. 5. Interpreting the 12-lead ECG in the patient with suspected ACS; title: Ch. 6. Complications; title: Ch. 7. Cardiac rhythm disturbances and ACS; title: Ch. 8. Reperfusion 1 : thrombolytic treatment for STEMI; title: Ch. 9. Care during administration of thrombolytic treatment; title: Ch. 10. Reperfusion 2 : interventional cardiology in the treatment of the patient with STEMI; title: Ch. 11. The non-STEMI patient with ACS; title: Ch. 12. Measuring and improving the quality of emergency cardiac care.