"outstanding...provide(s) physicians, nurses, paramedics and other health professionals with the latest information of the science and practice of CPR." Anesthesia and Analgesia "...a superb compendium of the first half-century of CPR." -Respiratory Care

• History of the Science of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Epidemiology of Sudden Death.- Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.- Physiology of Ventilation During Cardiac Arrest.- Management of Ventilation During Resuscitation.- Management of Airway Obstruction.- Etiology, Electrophysiology, Myocardial Energy Mechanics, and Treatment of Bradyasystole.- Pulseless Electrical Activity.- Chest Compression Technique.- Alternate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices and Techniques.- Training Adults to Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- External Defibrillation.- Public Access Defibrillation.- Pacing During Cardiac Arrest.- Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrest.- Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass As an Adjunctive Strategy for Resucitation.- Principles of Drug Delivery During CPR.- Pharmacological Resuscitation Interventions.- Use of Vasopressor Drugs in Cardiac Arrest.- Buffer Therapy.- Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs and Cardiac Resuscitation.- Electrolyte Disturbances and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Following Drowning.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Early Management of the Lightning Strike Victim.- Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Trauma.- Monitoring Techniques During Resuscitation.- Myocardial Dysfunction Postresuscitation.- Postresuscitation Cerebral Dysfunction.- Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- In-Hospital Resuscitation.- Successful Systems for Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation.- Animal Models of Resuscitation.- Design of Clinical Trials Relating to Medical Emergencies.- Ethics in Resuscitation.- The Future of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

"outstanding...provide(s) physicians, nurses, paramedics and other health professionals with the latest information of the science and practice of CPR." Anesthesia and Analgesia "...a superb compendium of the first half-century of CPR." -Respiratory Care

• History of the Science of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Epidemiology of Sudden Death.- Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.- Physiology of Ventilation During Cardiac Arrest.- Management of Ventilation During Resuscitation.- Management of Airway Obstruction.- Etiology, Electrophysiology, Myocardial Energy Mechanics, and Treatment of Bradyasystole.- Pulseless Electrical Activity.- Chest Compression Technique.- Alternate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices and Techniques.- Training Adults to Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- External Defibrillation.- Public Access Defibrillation.- Pacing During Cardiac Arrest.- Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrest.- Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass As an Adjunctive Strategy for Resucitation.- Principles of Drug Delivery During CPR.- Pharmacological Resuscitation Interventions.- Use of Vasopressor Drugs in Cardiac Arrest.- Buffer Therapy.- Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs and Cardiac Resuscitation.- Electrolyte Disturbances and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Following Drowning.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Early Management of the Lightning Strike Victim.- Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Trauma.- Monitoring Techniques During Resuscitation.- Myocardial Dysfunction Postresuscitation.- Postresuscitation Cerebral Dysfunction.- Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- In-Hospital Resuscitation.- Successful Systems for Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation.- Animal Models of Resuscitation.- Design of Clinical Trials Relating to Medical Emergencies.- Ethics in Resuscitation.- The Future of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

"outstanding...provide(s) physicians, nurses, paramedics and other health professionals with the latest information of the science and practice of CPR." Anesthesia and Analgesia "...a superb compendium of the first half-century of CPR." -Respiratory Care

• History of the Science of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Epidemiology of Sudden Death.- Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.- Physiology of Ventilation During Cardiac Arrest.- Management of Ventilation During Resuscitation.- Management of Airway Obstruction.- Etiology, Electrophysiology, Myocardial Energy Mechanics, and Treatment of Bradyasystole.- Pulseless Electrical Activity.- Chest Compression Technique.- Alternate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices and Techniques.- Training Adults to Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- External Defibrillation.- Public Access Defibrillation.- Pacing During Cardiac Arrest.- Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrest.- Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass As an Adjunctive Strategy for Resucitation.- Principles of Drug Delivery During CPR.- Pharmacological Resuscitation Interventions.- Use of Vasopressor Drugs in Cardiac Arrest.- Buffer Therapy.- Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs and Cardiac Resuscitation.- Electrolyte Disturbances and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Following Drowning.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Early Management of the Lightning Strike Victim.- Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest.- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Trauma.- Monitoring Techniques During Resuscitation.- Myocardial Dysfunction Postresuscitation.- Postresuscitation Cerebral Dysfunction.- Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- In-Hospital Resuscitation.- Successful Systems for Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation.- Animal Models of Resuscitation.- Design of Clinical Trials Relating to Medical Emergencies.- Ethics in Resuscitation.- The Future of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.