ABC OF RESUSCITATION Fifth Edition

ABC OF
RESUSCITATION
Fifth Edition

Edited by
M C Colquhoun
Chairman of the Resuscitation Council (UK)
A J Handley
Past chairman of the Resuscitation Council (UK) and Chairman of
ILCOR working party on basic life support
and
T R Evans
Past chairman of the Resuscitation Council (UK)
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First edition 1986
Second edition 1990
Third edition 1995
Fourth edition 1999
This edition published in 2004
by BMJ Publishing Group, BMA House, Tavistock Square,
London WC1H 9JR
www.bmjbooks.com
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 0 72791669 6
Typeset by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India
Printed and bound in Malaysia by Times Offset
Cover image shows a computer-enhanced image of an electrocardiogram
trace showing showing an abnormal heart beat (red). A healthy heartbeat is
seen at the top (yellow) for comparison with permission from
Mehan Kulyk/Science Photo Library
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