Emergency Management Of The Coding Patient

Download or read book Emergency Management of the Coding Patient written by Emily L. Senecal and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergency Management of the Coding Patient: Cases, Algorithms, Evidence offers students, interns, and residents an understanding of the protocols and procedures surrounding hospital codes. Concise, practical, and clinically-oriented, this book covers the basics of ACLS, as well as non-cardiac codes, and, more importantly, reviews the leadership skills, knowledge, and teamwork that are critical in managing these difficult situations. Coverage encompasses all the clinical skills required to run a hospital code, including suggestions for how to organize a code team; a review of essential equipment; cardiac rhythm strip interpretation; algorithmic approach to running codes; and administration of resuscitative medications.