ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care provides a comprehensive, clinically relevant resource on electrocardiography for those who care for patients in the emergency setting. The book provides succinct information on ECG abnormalities and their aetiologic differential diagnoses, diagnostic criteria for the ECG manifestations of various clinical diseases/entities, and many 12-lead ECG examples for review. * Offers expert guidance from a premier editorial team. * Includes description/pathophysiology * causes * ECG findings * differential diagnosis/hints * and ECG examples in the Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Disease section. * Features a consistent chapter organization that follows a specific outline, ensuring consistent, reliable information throughout. * Uses over 450 illustrations, including a multitude of 12-lead examples for review-making this resource ideal for board preparation. * And much more.

An in-depth review by leading authorities of the latest therapies and techniques for rescuing persons in cardiac arrest. The authors explore the physiology behind current state-of-the-art clinical resuscitation and translate it into practical bedside recommendations, clinical tips, and expert techniques. Topics of interest include the epidemiology of sudden death, management of ventilation, chest compression technique training, public access defibrillation, drug delivery during CPR, the latest drug therapies, and cardiac arrest in disease, pregnancy, drowning, lightning strike, and trauma. The authors also review the major ongoing research in resuscitation science that will likely affect the next set of international resuscitation guidelines.