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Weblinks
Links to other useful sites and helplines associated with the listed
chapters in the book:
Acute Coronary Syndromes
www.escardio.org
Contains many guidelines on cardiovascular treatments and also includes
powerpoint presentations.
Nursing Perspectives
www.baccn.org.uk
A full report by BACCN on staff-patient ratios was published in
Nursing in Critical Care 6 (2):59-63 Pilcher et al (2000).
www.ics.ac.uk
Intensive Care Society and Royal College of Anaesthetists (2003)
Guidance on Adult Critical Care Services.
www.ics.ac.uk
The UK ICS have excellent relatives information and a discussion
board for them on their website
ECG's and Dysrhythmias
www.erc.edu
The European Resuscitation Council provides clear guidelines for
the management of patients with atrial fibrillation depending on
time of onset, haemodynamic stability of the patient, and whether
there is evidence of structural heart disease.
Ethics
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics
Research Governance (2001)
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance
A useful document by the department of health that deals with informed
consent for all kinds of vulnerable groups and provides guidelines
on best practice
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmbills/120/2004120.pdf
Commentary on the impact of legislation on critical care research
(Menon & Liddle)
www.cgkp.org.uk/topics/humantissue/#new
European law is soon to be passed making all research on incompetent
patients illegal.
www.bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/328/7455/1514
Current Draft: Mental Capacity Bill, BMJ Editorial (Liddle, Menon
& Zimmern)
Alternative Ventilatory Modes
www uhms.org
HELPLINE
hyperbaric oxygen 01705-822351 x41769
Children in Adult ICUs
HELPLINE
National Meningitis Trust
Fern House
Bath Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire, GL9 3TJ
0845 6000 800
Child Line telephone number: 0800 1111
Asian Child Protection Line (Mon-Fri 11am-7pm) 0800 096 7719
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline (24h) 0808 800 5000
Diabetic Crises
info@diabetes.org.uk
www.diabetes.org.uk
Diabetes UK
10 Queen Anne Street
London, W1G 9LH:
020-7323-1531
fax 020-7637-3644
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
www.med.unc.edu/isth
International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Head and Spinal Injury
www2.braintrauma.org/guidelines/index/php
Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines
homepages.ed.ac.uk/gdm/EBIC/
European Brain Injury Consortium
Brain Trauma Foundation, American Association
of Neurological Surgeons, ... and Critical Care:
Guidelines for the management of severe head injury. ...
www.anesthesiology.org/pt/re/
anes/fulltext.00000542-200304000-00002.htm
Taylor & Francis Journal
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02699052.asp
Brain Injury
Controlling Infection
www.ics.ac.uk
Guidelines on Commissioning ICU on Intensive Care Website
Inotropes and Vasopressors
www.chestjournal.org
The journal Chest
Managing the ICU
www.lsc.co.uk
London Standing Conference for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors
Critical Care Group (2002) Realising the potential of Critical Care
nurses.
Psychological Care
www.sleepnet.com
Pyrexia and Temperature Control
info@bronkotest.com
There is a five point sputum colour chart developed known as "BronchTest"
which looks like a paint chart with 5 colours from white to mustard
with numbers indicating when patients should go on antibiotics or
seek medical advice. Or telephone 0208 487 3726. This is part of
Kendle Healthcare www.kendlehealthcare.com
Vascular Surgery
www.ncepod.org.uk/news.htm
This covers the latest on 'Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A service
in need of surgery' report October 2005. NCEPOD is abbreviation
for National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome & Death
& reviews clinical practice.
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