Adult Cardiac Arrest
* Guidelines based upon recommendations of
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and American Heart Association (AHA)
* Life Support (LS) divided into 2 phases
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
* Guidelines based upon recommendations of
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and American Heart Association (AHA)
* Life Support (LS) divided into 2 phases
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
* Consists of
1. Rescue Breathing Bag and mask, rate 10-12/min.
2. Chest Compression Depress lower half of sternum 5 cm, rate 80-100/min.
* 1 Person CPR Ventilation/Compression ratio 2:15
* 2 Person CPR Ventilation/Compression ratio 1:5
* Precordial Thump is recommended for a witnessed or monitored arrest
* Consists of
1. Rescue Breathing Bag and mask, rate 10-12/min.
2. Chest Compression Depress lower half of sternum 5 cm, rate 80-100/min.
* 1 Person CPR Ventilation/Compression ratio 2:15
* 2 Person CPR Ventilation/Compression ratio 1:5
* Precordial Thump is recommended for a witnessed or monitored arrest
Unequivocal Advanced Life Support Interventions
Unequivocal Advanced Life Support Interventions
* Scientific evidence supports only 3 interventions
Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Defibrillation (ASAP) if the rhythm is VF or Pulseless VT
Oxygenation and ventilation of the lungs through a patent secure airway, such as a ETT
* Scientific evidence supports only 3 interventions
Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Defibrillation (ASAP) if the rhythm is VF or Pulseless VT
Oxygenation and ventilation of the lungs through a patent secure airway, such as a ETT
Advanced Life Support - New Concepts
Advanced Life Support - New Concepts
* Cardiac arrest rhythms can be divided into 2 subsets
1. VT / Pulseless VF
2. Non VF / VT [incorporates asystole & Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) & Electromechanical dissociation (EMD)]
* Amiodarone to replace Lignocaine as the antiarrhythmic of choice for VF/VT
* Vasopressin experimentally to be of greater benefit than Adrenaline and may eventually replace it
* Cardiac arrest rhythms can be divided into 2 subsets
1. VT / Pulseless VF
2. Non VF / VT [incorporates asystole & Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) & Electromechanical dissociation (EMD)]
* Amiodarone to replace Lignocaine as the antiarrhythmic of choice for VF/VT
* Vasopressin experimentally to be of greater benefit than Adrenaline and may eventually replace it
Potentially Reversible Causes
Potentially Reversible Causes
* The universal algorithm specially directs rescuers to seek and treat reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest, this applies to both subsets but especially the non VF / VT group
* Many of the causes of cardiac arrest can be reversed with specific interventions
* The universal algorithm specially directs rescuers to seek and treat reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest, this applies to both subsets but especially the non VF / VT group
* Many of the causes of cardiac arrest can be reversed with specific interventions
