Autor: Mark Newton

The Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to „preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques”. The book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers. Janet Marsden, Postgraduate Programme Director, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK. Jill Windle, Senior Research Officer, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK. Kevin Mackway-Jones, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.