The American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care.1 These guidelines, based on the latest comprehensive review of resuscitation science by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, emphasize streamlined algorithms and recommendations to reduce the amount of information rescuers must learn and to emphasize the most important skills they must master.
The guidelines are based on the work of eight task forces that addressed specific areas of resuscitation science: basic life support, advanced life support, acute coronary syndromes, life support for children, neonatal life support, stroke, first aid, and education. These groups used an evidence-based approach to classify the recommendations for CPR and emergency cardiac care. The guidelines also present 12 algorithms covering the essential assessments and interventions for cardiac arrest and other life-threatening conditions.

This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected.Chapters deal with subjects such as earthquakes and landslides as well as nuclear incidents and biological warfare both nationally and internationally.It covers both logistical planning and medical aid as well as post-conflict recovery, offering psychological as well as medical and public health support.Prepares aid workers for a range of roles in all possible situations.

Table of Contents

Contributors v
Preface vii
1 Epidemiology I
Peter Boyle, Michael J S Langman
2 Molecular basis for risk factors
Robert G Hardy, Stephen J Meltzer, Janusz A
Jankowski
3 The role of clinical genetics in management 9
T R P Cole, H v Sleightholme
4 Screening 13
John H Scholefield
5 The role of primary care 16
F D Richard Hobbs
6 Primary treatment - does the surgeon matter?19
Colin McArdle
7 Adjuvant therapy 22
Rachel S J Midgley, D J Kerr
8 Treatment of advanced disease 26
Annie M Young, Daniel Rea
9 Effectiveness of follow up 30
Colin McArdle
10 Innovative treatment for colon cancer 34
G A Chung-Faye, D J Kerr
Index 37
Contributors
Peter Boyle
Director of Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
European Institute, Milan, and Honorary Professor of Cancer
Epidemiology, University of Birmingham
G A Chung-Faye
Clinical Research Fellow, Institute for Cancer Studies,
University of Birmingham
T R P Cole
Consultant in Clinical Cancer Genetics, Birmingham
Women's Hospital, Birmingham
Robert G Hardy
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, Departments of
Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital, Birmingham
F D Richard Hobbs
Professor, Department of Primary Care and General
Practice, University of Birmingham
Janusz A Jankowski
Reader and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of
Medicine, University Hospital, Birmingham and Imperial
Cancer Research Fund, London
D J Kerr
Professor, Institute for Cancer Studies, University of
Birmingham
Michael J S Langman
Professor of Medicine, University of Birmingham
Colin McArdle
Professor, University Department of Surgery, Royal
Infirmary, Edinburgh
Stephen J Meltzer
Professor of Medicine and Director, Functional Genomics
Laboratory, University of Maryland Greenhorn Cancer
Centre, Baltimore, USA
Rachel S J Midgley
Clinical Research Fellow, CRC Institute for Cancer Studies,
University of Birmingham
Daniel Rea
Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology, Institute for Cancer
Studies, University of Birmingham
John H Scholefield
Professor of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery,
University Hospital, Nottingham
H V Sleightholme
Regional Cancer Coordinator, Department of Clinical
Genetics, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham
Annie M Young
Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of
Birmingham

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