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Adult Cardiac Arrest
Algorithm—2015 Update
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Initial recommended doses:
+ Nasrow regular: 50-100 J
+ Narrow iregular: 120-260 J
biphasic or 200 J monophasic
+ Wide regular: 100 J
+ Wide regular: defibritation
dose (not synchronized)
‘Adenosine IV dose:
First dose: 6 mg rapid IV push;
follow with NS flush,
Second dose: 12 mg if required.
Antiarrhythmic Infusions for
‘Stable Wide-QRS Tachycardia
Procainamide IV dose:
20-50 ma/min until anthythmia
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testes, QRS curation increases:
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First désa: 150mg over 10
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of 1 mg/min for frst 6 hours.
Sotalol IV dose:
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‘Atropine IV dose:
First dose: 0.5 mg bolus.
Repset every 9-5 minutes.
Maximum: 3 mg.
Dopamine IV infusion:
Usual infusion rate is
2-20 megikg per minute
Tirate to patient response;
taper slowly.
Epinephrine IV infusion:
2:10 meg per minute
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+ Hypo-shyperkalemia
+ Hypothermia
* Tension pneumothorax
‘+ Tamponade, cardiac
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‘+ Thrombosis, pulmonary
‘+ Thrombosis, coronary
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+ Perform neurologic examination (IM Stroke Seale or
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* Aggressively monitor.
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* Administer asprin and consider oxygen, nitroglycerin, and morphine if needed
+ Obtain 12-4ead EOG: i ST elevation:
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‘Check vital signs; evaluate oxygen saturation
+ Establish IV access
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suspicious for ischemia
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Immediate ED general treatment
IFO, sat <90%%, siart oxygen at 4 Umin, irate
Aspirin 160 to 225 ma (not given by EMS)
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Victim is unresponsive.
Shout for nearby help.
Activate emergency response system
mobile devies (if appropriate).
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Provide rescue breathing:
1 breath every 6-6 secands, or
‘about 10-12 breaths/min.
* Activate emergency response
Look for no breathing ‘system (ifnot akeady cone)
‘or only gasping and check after 2 minutes.
pulse (simultaneously). * Continue rescue breathing:
Is pulse dofinitely fot
within 10 seconds?
Monitor unt
No breathing
or only gasping,
no pulse
By this time in all scenarios, emergency
= response system or backup is activated,
‘and AED and emergency equipment are
retrieved or someone is retrieving them.
Begin cycies of
‘30 compressions and 2 breaths.
Use AED as soon as its available
Check rhythm,
‘Shookable rhythm?
Give 1 shock. Resume CPR
immediately for about 2 minutes
(until prompted by AED to allow
rhythm check).
Continue until ALS providers take
Rosume CPR immediately for
about 2 minutes (until prompted
by AED to allow rhythm check).
Continue until ALS providers take
over or victim starts to
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