ILS Flashcards
1
Q
Defib Pad Placement
A
First pad = left of sternum, below clavicle
Second pad = mid axillary line, just below armpit, must be placed laterally
2
Q
Shockable Rhythms
A
VF, pulseless VT, Torsade’s de pointes
3
Q
Joules
A
150/120, 150, 200
4
Q
6 Ps
A
piercings/pendants, patches, pacemaker, playtex, perspiration, puddles
5
Q
Reversible Causes of cardiac arrest: Hs
A
Hypoxia
Hypoglycaemia
Hypovolemia
Hypothermia
6
Q
How do we treat hypoxia
A
airway and oxygen
7
Q
How do we treat hypovolaemia
A
TXA and fluid
8
Q
How do we treat hypoglycaemia
A
IV glucose
9
Q
Reversible causes of cardiac arrest: Ts
A
Toxins
Tension pneuomothorax
Cardiac Tamponade
Thrombus
10
Q
How do we treat tension pneumothorax in cardiac arrest
A
needle thoracentesis
