Cardiac Arrest Management Flashcards

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BLS basics

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-Safe environment
-Recognition of cardiac arrest
-Calling for help
-Delivering high quality chest compressions
-Safely using a defibrillator

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Using an automated external defibrillator

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-CPR until AED arrives
-2 rescuers continue CPR- when AED arrives, compressions continue as second person attaches defibrillator
-Turn on, listen, do

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Recognising a deteriorating patient

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-ABCDE
-NEWS

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Airway management skills

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-Head tilt
-Chin lift
-Jaw thrust
-Oropharyngeal/ nasopharyngeal

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Management of choking

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-Encourage coughing
-5 back blows
-5 abdominal thrusts

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Recognition of cardiac arrest

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-Shockable= VF/ pulseless VT
-Non-shockable= PEA (pulseless electrical activity)/ Asystole

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Drugs in cardiac arrest

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-Amiodarone (shockable, 300mg after 3 shocks, further lower dose after 5 shocks)
-Adrenaline (non-shockable= 1mg repeated every 3-5 mins, shockable= 1mg after 3rd shock then every 3-5 mins)

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Reversible causes of cardiac arrest

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These are often referred to as the “4 H’s and 4 T’s” :

-Hypoxia
-Hypovolaemia
-Hypo/Hyperkalaemia
-Hypo/Hyperthermia

-Thrombosis – Coronary or Pulmonary
-Tension Pneumothorax
-Cardiac Tamponade
-Toxins

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