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Cardiac Arrest, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics - E-Book
Bill Brady | Nathan P. Charlton | Benjamin J. Lawner | Sara F. Sutherland
(2012)
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Abstract
Topics include: Cardiac Arrest as a Public Health Concern, Prehospital Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Cardioactive Medications in Cardiac Arrest, Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest, Rapid Response Teams, and Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Page | Cover | ||
| Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | vii | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Forthcoming Issues | xi | ||
| Goal Statement | xii | ||
| Foreword | xiii | ||
| Preface | xv | ||
| Introduction | xix | ||
| Chapter 1. Cardiac Arrest: A Public Health Perspective | 1 | ||
| INCIDENCE | 2 | ||
| SURVIVAL | 2 | ||
| NET BURDEN | 3 | ||
| NEED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF CARDIAC ARREST | 3 | ||
| PATIENT-LEVEL RISK FACTORS | 5 | ||
| COMMUNITY-LEVEL RISK FACTORS | 7 | ||
| A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO CARDIAC ARREST | 8 | ||
| SUMMARY | 8 | ||
| REFERENCES | 8 | ||
| Chapter 2. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | 13 | ||
| ACCESS AND PRESENTATION | 13 | ||
| DEMOGRAPHICS | 14 | ||
| OHCA OUTCOMES | 15 | ||
| RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND PROCESS | 17 | ||
| SUMMARY | 20 | ||
| REFERENCES | 20 | ||
| Chapter 3. In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | 25 | ||
| DEMOGRAPHICS | 25 | ||
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | 26 | ||
| PREDICTION | 27 | ||
| PRESENTATION | 28 | ||
| RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND PROCESS | 29 | ||
| OUTCOMES | 31 | ||
| SUMMARY | 31 | ||
| REFERENCES | 31 | ||
| Chapter 4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Update | 35 | ||
| CIRCULATION | 35 | ||
| DEFIBRILLATION | 40 | ||
| AIRWAY AND BREATHING | 41 | ||
| SUMMARY | 42 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 42 | ||
| REFERENCES | 42 | ||
| Chapter 5. Electrical Therapies in Cardiac Arrest | 51 | ||
| DEFIBRILLATION | 52 | ||
| CARDIAC PACING | 55 | ||
| AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS | 57 | ||
| SUMMARY | 59 | ||
| REFERENCES | 59 | ||
| Chapter 6. The Impact of the Code Drugs: Cardioactive Medications in Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation | 65 | ||
| VASOPRESSOR MEDICATIONS | 66 | ||
| PARASYMPATHOLYTIC MEDICATION (ATROPINE) | 68 | ||
| ANTIARRHYTHMIC MEDICATIONS (LIDOCAINE AND AMIODARONE) | 69 | ||
| OTHER MEDICATIONS | 70 | ||
| SUMMARY | 73 | ||
| REFERENCES | 73 | ||
| Chapter 7. Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest | 77 | ||
| PARADIGM SHIFTS IN AIRWAY MANAGEMENT | 78 | ||
| EMERGENCY MEDICINE AIRWAY MANAGEMENT: FROM PREHOSPITAL TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT | 79 | ||
| VENTILATORY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES | 83 | ||
| SUMMARY | 87 | ||
| REFERENCES | 87 | ||
| Chapter 8. Prognosis in Cardiac Arrest | 91 | ||
| PREARREST FACTORS | 91 | ||
| OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST | 91 | ||
| IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST | 94 | ||
| INTRA-ARREST FACTORS | 94 | ||
| END-TIDAL CO2 MONITORING | 94 | ||
| ULTRASONOGRAPHY | 95 | ||
| POSTARREST FACTORS | 96 | ||
| IMMEDIATE POSTARREST FACTORS | 96 | ||
| NEUROLOGIC PREDICTORS | 97 | ||
| CLINICAL SIGNS | 98 | ||
| ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTING | 98 | ||
| BIOCHEMICAL TESTING | 98 | ||
| NEUROIMAGING | 99 | ||
| SUMMARY | 99 | ||
| REFERENCES | 99 | ||
| Chapter 9. “Putting It All Together” to Improve Resuscitation Quality | 105 | ||
| CURRENT STATE OF RESUSCITATION PERFORMANCE | 106 | ||
| IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IMPROVES OUTCOMES | 108 | ||
| BEFORE: RESUSCITATION TRAINING | 108 | ||
| DURING: MONITORING CPR QUALITY WITH TITRATION TO PATIENT PHYSIOLOGY | 110 | ||
| AFTER: PERFORMANCE DEBRIEFING | 114 | ||
| EVIDENCE THAT PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER IMPROVES OUTCOMES | 115 | ||
| SUMMARY | 116 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 116 | ||
| REFERENCES | 116 | ||
| Chapter 10. Postresuscitation Care | 123 | ||
| POST–CARDIAC ARREST SYNDROME | 123 | ||
| ED MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT AFTER CARDIAC ARREST | 126 | ||
| SUPPORTIVE CARE | 132 | ||
| REGIONALIZATION OF RESUSCITATION CENTERS | 134 | ||
| SUMMARY | 135 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 136 | ||
| REFERENCES | 136 | ||
| Chapter 11. Rapid Response Systems: Identification and Management of the “Prearrest State” | 141 | ||
| THE RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEM | 142 | ||
| THE AFFERENT LIMB | 142 | ||
| CONTROVERSY | 146 | ||
| SUMMARY | 147 | ||
| REFERENCES | 147 | ||
| Chapter 12. Pediatric Resuscitation and Cardiac Arrest | 153 | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC CARDIAC ARREST | 153 | ||
| PREVENTION OF CARDIAC ARREST (PREARREST) | 154 | ||
| CARE OF THE CHILD IN CARDIAC ARREST | 156 | ||
| EQUIPMENT | 158 | ||
| THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES 2010 | 160 | ||
| SPECIAL SITUATIONS | 164 | ||
| SUMMARY | 165 | ||
| REFERENCES | 165 | ||
| Chapter 13. Cardiac Arrest in Special Populations | 169 | ||
| TRAUMATIC INJURY | 169 | ||
| ASTHMA | 171 | ||
| PREGNANCY | 171 | ||
| POISONING | 173 | ||
| ELECTRICAL/LIGHTNING INJURY | 174 | ||
| HYPOTHERMIA | 174 | ||
| SUBMERSION INJURY/DROWNING | 175 | ||
| ELDERLY | 175 | ||
| SUMMARY | 176 | ||
| REFERENCES | 176 | ||
| Chapter 14. Devices Used in Cardiac Arrest | 179 | ||
| DEVICES USED AS ADJUNCTS TO MANUAL CHEST COMPRESSIONS | 180 | ||
| SUMMARY | 189 | ||
| REFERENCES | 189 | ||
| Index | 195 |