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Cardiac Arrest
- Shockable: VF, pulseless VT
- Non-shockable: PEA, asystole
Chain of Survival
- Early recognition + call 911
- Early CPR
- Early defibrillation
- Early ACLS
- Post-arrest integrated care
High-Quality CPR
- Rate 100-120/min, depth ⥠5 cm, full recoil, minimize interruptions, 30:2 ratio
ACLS Shockable
- Defibrillation 200 J biphasic
- CPR + epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO q3-5 min
- Amiodarone 300 mg after 3rd shock for refractory
- Treat reversible causes
ACLS Non-Shockable
- CPR + epinephrine + treat Hs and Ts
Reversible Causes (4 H + 4 T)
- Hs: hypoxia, hypovolemia, H+ (acidosis), hyper/hypokalemia, hypothermia
- Ts: tension pneumothorax, tamponade, toxins, thrombosis (PE/MI), trauma
Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
- TTM 32-36°C à 24 hr for comatose (TTM2 trial: equivalent; fever avoidance key)
- Hemodynamic management (MAP > 65)
- Coronary angiography for suspected ischemic
- Neurologic prognostication delayed ⥠72 hr + multimodal
ECPR
- VA-ECMO for refractory cardiac arrest
- Selected patients (shockable rhythm, witnessed, younger)
- ARREST trial 2020 supports
Special Situations
- Pregnancy: left uterine displacement + perimortem cesarean within 4-5 min
- Hypothermia: not dead until warm and dead
- Drug overdose: antidotes
- Massive PE: thrombolysis
- Trauma: address bleeding + pneumothorax + tamponade
Drugs
- Epinephrine essential
- Amiodarone for refractory shockable
- Magnesium for torsades
- Vasopressin + atropine no longer in algorithms
AED + Bystander CPR
- AED widely deployed; layperson use
- Hands-only CPR acceptable + encouraged
- Dispatcher-assisted CPR
- Major impact on OHCA outcomes
ç§é«åž« hint
- Cardiac arrest = TEAM activity â clear roles + communication
- Shockable rhythm: defibrillate first + early
- Non-shockable rhythm: CPR + epinephrine + investigate causes
- Pregnant pt cardiac arrest: donât forget perimortem cesarean
- Refractory cardiac arrest + young: consider ECPR
- Post-arrest: TTM + delayed prognostication + donât withdraw too early
- Continuous CPR + ETCO2 monitoring = quality measure