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Services for Cardiovascular Emergencies
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Book : Services for Cardiovascular Emergencies Language : English Library : Social Phsician Publish Place : Geneva ISBN : 92 4 120562 8 Publish Date : 00 1975 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Report Book Number : 3651 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION AND MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM.....
The need for epidemiological analysis of cardiovascular emergencies Types and frequency of cardiovascular emergencies .......
Acute ischaemic heart disease................
Cerebrovascular diseases..................
Pulmonary embolism...................
Other cardiovascular emergencies..............
Variation in emergency care needs...............
CLINICAL ASPECTS..............
Acute ischaemic heart disease ..........
Severe dysrhythmias (in the absence of infarction)
Impending infarction
Acute myocardial infarction.................
Management and prevention................
Complications of acute myocardial infarction........
Assisted circulation in acute myocardial infarction......
Surgery for established acute myocardial infarction......
Dysrhythmia emergencies....................
Pacing in the treatment of atrioventricular block and other dysrhythmias
Pulmonary embolism......................
Arterial hypertension......................
Acute left heart failure and pulmonary oedema ..........
Acute cerebrovascular disease..................
Shock (noncardiogenic).....................
Hypokalaemia.........................
Emergencies in patients with congenital cardiac malformations
Emergencies in patients with valvular heart disease.........
Aneurysms of the aorta.....................
Rupture of aortic aneurysm ._................
Dissecting aneurysm of the aorta...............
Acute occlusion of peripheral arteries ..............
Pericardial tamponade.....................
Trauma of the heart and major vessels..............
latrogenic emergencies.....................
ORGANIZATION.............
Establishment of emergency care systems . .
Objectives
Planning at the national and regional levels Planning at the local level.......Components of emergency services . . . General emergency medical care units
Fixed institutional units......
Mobile emergency care units . . . .
Coordination............
Evaluation.............
EDUCATION . . .
Nurses.....
Physicians Other groups . . General principles
PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES
Approaches.....................
Prevention of iatrogenic emergencies..........
The prevention of major emergencies..........
RECOMMENDATIONS.........................
Annex 1. Proposal for an international cardiovascular patient identity card . . . Annex 2. Standards for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care
Annex 3. Flow chart of events in a cardiovascular emergency.........
Annex 4. Experience with emergency services in two countries........
Annex 5. Education and training of special groups in the community.....
Annex 6. Modern educational techniques in training for cardiovascular emergencies ............................
