Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Resources

BOOKS

• Alton, Thygerson. First Aid and CPR. 4th ed. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Pub, 2001.
• Knoop, Kevin J. and Lawrence B. Stack. Atlas of Emergency Medicine. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2001.
• National Safety Council. First Aid and CPR for Infants and Children. 4th ed. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Pub, 2001.
• Skinner, David B. and Richard Vincent. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

PERIODICALS

• Davies, N. and D. Gould. "Updating cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills: a study to examine the efficacy of self-instruction on nurses' competence." Journal of Clinical Nursing 9 (2000): 400-410.
• Eftestol T., K. Sunde, S. O. Aase, J. H. Husoy, and P. A. Steen. "'Probability of successful defibrillation' as a monitor during CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrested patients." Resuscitation 48 (2001): 245-254.
• Kern, K. B., H. R. Halperin, and J. Field. "New guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care: changes in the management of cardiac arrest." Journal of the American Medical Association 285 (2001): 1267-1269.
• Meyer W. and F. Balck. "Resuscitation decision index: a new approach to decision-making in prehospital CPR." Resuscitation 48 (2001): 255-263.

ORGANIZATIONS

• American College of Emergency Physicians. P.O. Box 619911, Dallas, TX 75261-9911. (800) 798-1822 or (972) 550-0911. Fax: (972) 580-2816. . <http://www.acep.org/>.
• American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians. 142 E. Ontario Street, Suite 550, Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 587-3709 or (800) 521-3709. Fax: (312) 587-9951. <http://www.acoep.org>.
• American Heart Association, National Center. 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231. (877) 242-4277. <http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/heim.html>.
• Heimlich Institute. PO Box 8858, Cincinnati, OH 45208. . <http://www.heimlichinstitute.org/index.htm>.
• National Safe Kids Campaign. 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1707. <http://pedsccm.wustl.edu/All-Net/english/neurpage/protect/drown.htm>.

OTHER

• American Heart Association. <http://www.cpr-ecc.org/> and <http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/cprs.html>.
• Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. <http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg13_0001.html>.
• Learn CPR. <http://www.learn-cpr.com>.
• National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. <http://www.nrcpr.org/>.
• University of Washington School of Medicine. <http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/>.
• [Article by: L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., MD, DrPH]



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