12: CPR

Question 1

What is cardiac arrest

Answer 1

Cessation if spontaneous and effective perfusion (circulation)

Question 2

What is respiratory arrest

Answer 2

Cessation of spontaneous/ effective ventilation (breathing)

Question 3

3 tenets of Basic life support (CAB)

Answer 3

Circulation
Airway management
Breathing

Question 4

How to tell if cardiac arrest has occurred

Answer 4

EKG, palpate pulse, auscultate heart

Question 5

If patient is asytolic you must begin

Answer 5

Chest compressions

Question 6

Example of a barrel chested dog

Answer 6

English bulldogs

Question 7

Positioning of barrel chested dog for compressions

Answer 7

Dorsal recumbency

Question 8

Chest compression positioning for all dogs (except large/med or barrel chested) and cats

Answer 8

Lateral recumbency

Question 9

Hand positioning for barrel chested dogs

Answer 9

Hands over sternum

Question 10

Hand positioning for keel chested dogs , small breed dogs, and cats

Answer 10

Directly over heart

Question 11

Hand positioning for L/M dogs

Answer 11

Over widest part of chest

Question 12

How to give compressions on toy puppies and cats

Answer 12

Fingers on down side of thorax, thumb on up side (over heart) squeeze thorax between thumb and fingers

Question 13

Regardless of species/ size compress the thorax __-___%,

___-____ compressions per minute

Answer 13

33-50%

100-120 comp/ min

Question 14

Take turns doing compressions every ____ minutes

Answer 14

2

Question 15

If animal not intubated or you’re alone, _____ compressions then ____ breaths

Answer 15

30, 2

Question 16

If the airway is obscured or injured (and tube cannot be placed) vet may have to perform

Answer 16

Tracheotomy

Question 17

Intubation is done when animal is in _____ recumbency

Answer 17

Lateral

Question 18

Once airway is establish, connect to

Answer 18

100% O2

Question 19

Give positive pressure ventilation every ___-____ seconds

Answer 19

3-5 seconds (12-20 a minute)

Question 20

Handheld bag for giving positive pressure ventilations

Answer 20

Ambu bag

Question 21

If not intubated to mouth to snout ventilations after every ____ compressions. ____ breathes in nares

Answer 21

30 compressions

2 breathes

Question 22

What advanced life support entails (D and E)

Answer 22

Monitoring:
EKG
and End-Tidal CO2

Question 23

Observe EKG to determine wether or not to

Answer 23

Defibrillate ( or what drugs to give)

Question 24

End-Tidal CO2 measures what

Answer 24

CO2 expelled in air

Question 25

This is a useful measure of compression/ventilation efficiency

Answer 25

End-Tidal CO2

Question 26

The Dand E in ALS stands for

Answer 26

Drugs, electricity (defibrillation)