Stupid CPR Course

Question 1

What are the 3 overarching factors that contribute to medical survivorship?

Answer 1

Medical science quality
Education Efficiency
Local Implementation Efficiency

Question 2

What are the 3 most important factors for CPR brain survival in the chain of survivorship?

Answer 2

Prevention
Activation of EMS
High quality CPR

Question 3

What is the new shift in emphasis in CPR?

Answer 3

From Standardized → individualized care

Brain perfusion → intact neurological survival & quality of life

Question 4

How should CPR training be done?

Answer 4

Low dose, high frequency training w/ debriefing right after

Question 5

What are DBP CPR values associated with better outcomes?

Answer 5

<1yo: 25mmHg
>1yo: 30 mmHg

Question 6

What are ETCO2 values associated with better outcomes?

Answer 6

> 20mmHg

Question 7

What are trends in CPR management?

Answer 7

Emphasis on post-care imaging and follow-up

Changing patient position to improve CPR quality

Utilizing non-invasive physiological monitoring to customized medical management

Question 8

In the out of hospital setting, when should you give epinephrine?

Answer 8

Early epinephrine is better

Question 9

Adjunctive CPR Techniques:

Answer 9

Circumferential Compressions w/ active decompression

Impedance threshold device
(negative pressure) in chest

Abdominal compressions

Question 10

Technological advances in CPR:

Answer 10

Mechanism compression devices

Drones for AED

Eye tracking and wearables to assess rescuers