ACLS Basics and More w/Student CD & DVD - Softcover

Mckenna, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073019712 ISBN 13: 9780073019710

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Synopsis

ACLS-Basics and More contains the "Cliff Notes" of the ACLS Provider Course, as well as essential info from the advanced resuscitation course. The textbook provide 60 illustrations, including approximately 20 rhythm strips for essential review. It also features 19 essential treatment algorithms. Appendices include a comprehensive medications table and a listing of common ACLS abbreviations. For each medication within the appendix, the following information is provided: action, uses, adult dose, common side-effects, and notes. In addition, within the medications table, ACLS medications and medication details for the experienced provider are italicized. The textbook is packaged with a DVD that provides the most common scenarios the end-user may encounter in the field. It is also packaged with a CD that contains multiple-choice, self-test questions with answer key and rationales. Authored by a knowledgeable ACLS provider and DVD experts.
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About this title

About the Author:

Kim McKenna serves as the Director of Education for the St. Charles County Ambulance District in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri. For the previous six years, Kim was the Chief Medical Officer for a fire-based EMS program. She has been a registered nurse for more than 30 years with clinical experience in emergency and critical care nursing and, for the past 20 years, in pre-hospital and emergency education. Kim is an active member of the National Association of EMS Educators and is the editor of their scholarly publication, Domain 3.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0073019712
• ISBN 13: 9780073019710
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 245