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Overview
Designed to offer essential information on-the-spot, where it's needed most! RAPID ACLS, 2nd Edition, Revised Reprint is now updated to reflect the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. It contains a broad range of topics pertaining to advanced cardiac life support including information on airway management, pharmacology, vascular access, ECGs, electrical therapy, acute coronary syndromes, and special resuscitation situations. Loaded with tables, mnemonics, and algorithms throughout, RAPID ACLS, 2nd Edition, Revised Reprint is ideal for use in clinical practice or during an ACLS course.
- Compact 3 x 5 Β½-inch size presents essential information in a quick-reference format.
- Fluid-resistant paper is durable for rugged clinical use.
- Full-color illustrations show clear, vivid presentations of essential concepts and common cardiac rhythms for clear and easy interpretation.
- Concise, accessible bullet points and numbered lists make key information easy to find, read, and understand.
- Convenient format uses spiral binding and color tabs as section dividers allow you to quickly locate important information in an emergency.
- Over 70 tables throughout the text including dysrhythmias and cardiac medications provide the basics of dysrhythmias and medications at a glance.
- Commonly used but rarely memorized information broken down into tables, algorithms, and acronyms help in locating essential information.
- Reflects the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.
Editorials
Reviewer: Anna L. Jarrett, PhD, ACNP-ACNS,(University of Arkansas)
Description: This is a handy, rapid access to advanced cardiac life support updated with the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide key clinical information in an easy-to-access format for rapid retrieval.
Audience: The book is written for medical personnel providing ACLS to individuals.
Features: It uses tables, charts, algorithms, and acronyms to present the information. The tabs that provide quick, easy access to needed information are the best part.
Assessment: This is a great annotated quick pocket reference of ACLS guidelines.
Book Details
Published
October 14, 2012
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Pages
208
ISBN
9780323170291