Cardiopulm resuscitation (Corrie) Flashcards
1
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Crash cart box
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- Rescuscitation drugs
- Laryngoscope with small and large blades
- Syringes with needles attached
- Fluids and delivery sets
- Catheters wtih t-sets/tape, etc
- Heparinised saline flushes
- Scalpels
- Basic laceration pack
- Suture
- Ambubag
- Thoracocentesis kit made up
- Blood collection tubes
2
Q
The emergency area
A
- Selection of endotracheal tubes
- Oxygen source
- anesthesia machine
- EKG
- Defibrillator and gel
- Capnograph
- Drug dose chart
- Clippers
- Clock/timer and record sheets
3
Q
Recognising a crisis
10 second patient assessment
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- The 10 second patient assessment
- cessation of breathing/agonal breaths
- No palpable pulses
- No heart sounds
- Unresponsive
4
Q
Recognising a crisis
Under anesthesia
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- Under anesthesia
- cessation of respiration
- sudden EKG changes
- rapidly falling blood pressure/loss of doppler sound
- reduced CO2 output on capnograph
5
Q
Patient selection
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- respect owners wishes
- post-rescucitation care can be expensive
- Is cause of death reversible
- anesthesia/drug overdose
- restraint
- anemia
- hypovolemia
- vagal event
- vomiting
- straining to defecate
- Airway obstruction
- pericardial effusion
- unexpected arrest
*Age is not a disease!
6
Q
Avoiding futile CPR
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- Avoiding waste of resources
- Avoiding wastage of owners money
- Reducing emotional impact on staff
7
Q
Aim of CPR
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- Perfuse heart and brain with oxygenated blood
- Cerebral perfusion pressure
- mean arterial pressure - intracranial pressure
- Coronary perfusion pressure
- aortic diastolic pressure - right atrial diastonlic pressure
- Cerebral perfusion pressure
8
Q
Do not…..
A
- Do an intracardial stick
- Do precordial thump
- Give glucose
- can cause hypoglycemia
- Give Ca and sodium bicarb
- very limited uses
9
Q
Ventilation
Artificial respiration
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- Artificial respiration with oxygen
- ideally endotracheal tube
- tracheostomy
- tight fitting face mask
- alternative airway device
- ambubag
- anesthesia machine
10
Q
Ventilation
Technique
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- Rate of artificial respiration
- between 10-12 breaths/minute
- Depth
- cause visible rise in chest wall
- Avoid excessive pressures
- > 20mmHg bad
- Avoid rapid respiration
- reduces chance of success by lowering CO
11
Q
Perfusing heart and brain
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- Circulation
- Chest compressions
- direct cardiac compression: small patients < 15 kg
- compresses directly over heart - causes artificial systole
- Thoracic pump mech: patients > 15 kg
- direct cardiac compression: small patients < 15 kg
- Chest compressions
12
Q
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Direct cardiac compression
13
Q
Thoracic pump mech
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- chest is a pump
- relaxation allows blood flow back towards heart
- one way valves ensure mostly one way
14
Q
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Thoracic pump mechanism
15
Q
Chest compressions
Technique
A
- Rate between 100-120
- push hard
- allow complete relaxation
- allows ventricular filling
- Don’t stop
- pauses associated with reduced survival
- have someone else monitor pulses, capnograph
16
Q
Open chest CPR
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- Technique for maximising blood flow by direct cardiac massage
- May allow dealing with underlying cause of arrest
- Sometimes expensive aftercare