Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide: Acls Version - Softcover

Informed; Derr, Paula; Tardiff, Jon; McEvoy, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284023702 ISBN 13: 9781284023701

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2013

Synopsis

The most popular pocket reference in emergency nursing - now in a new edition! The Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide has been an essential resource for physicians, paramedics, and nurses for over a decade. The Pocket Guide consolidates critical information found in desk references into a convenient 3"x5" pocket-size format that is handy enough to take with you anywhere. The newly updated Eighth Edition features: •Updated information on poisons and emergency medications • New ECG rhythm strips •Common drugs sections •Updated pediatric medications •Revised Spanish section •Straightforward medical emergency treatments

About this title

About the Author

Mike McEvoy, PhD, REMT-P, RN, CCRN is the EMS Coordinator for Saratoga County (NY) and the EMS Director on the Board of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. Formerly a forensic psychologist, he is a clinical specialist in Cardiac Surgery and teaches Critical Care Medicine at Albany Medical College where he also co-chairs the Resuscitation Committee and serves on the Formulary Committee. Mr. McEvoy is a paramedic for Clifton Park-Halfmoon Ambulance, chief medical officer for West Crescent Fire Department, and past chair and current member of the New York State EMS Council. He is the Fire-EMS technical editor for Fire Engineering magazine and has authored numerous publications. Mr. McEvoy is a popular speaker at fire, EMS, and medical conferences throughout North America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1284023702
• ISBN 13: 9781284023701
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 240