Cardiac Arrest Management: Difference between revisions

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*[[Adult Cardiac Arrest]]
*[[Adult Cardiac Arrest]]
*[[Post Cardiac Arrest]]


==Source==
==Source==

Revision as of 04:49, 12 January 2012

  • A (adjunct) - Place oropharyngeal airway
  • B (breathing) - place on ventilator to assure slow ventilation rate (attach to BVM mask)
    • 10-12 bpm, 500cc tidal volume, Fio2 100%
  • C (compressions) - Switch out providers q pulse check; use metronome
  • D - defibrillation
    • Ok to shock during compressions if wearing gloves and using biphasic device
  • A (advanced airway)
    • Use LMA (NOT ET tube - no break in compressions required)
  • B (advanced breathing)
    • Connect LMA to ventilator
      • Pressure control 20, RR 10, insp rate 1.5-2s
  • C (advanced circulation)
    • Place IO instead of central line

See Also

Source

  • EMCrit Podcast #31