BLS & Chocking Relief of Adults, Children, Infants; Opioid Overdose; EKG interpretation; Cardiac anatomy; Team dynamics; BLS/Primary/Secondary Assessment; H's & T's; Airway Management; Bradycardia ACLS Algorithm; ACS ACLS Algorithm; Stroke ACLS Algorithm; Tachycardia ACLS Algorithm; Immediate Post-Cardiac Arrest Care ACLS Algorithm; Phamacology What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - respiratory failure or shock What is cardiac arrest? - occurs when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs What is heart attack? - A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle. List the eight components of high quality CPR. - 1. Start compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest. 2. Compress at a rate of 100-120/min with a depth of at least 2 inches in adults/children and 1 1/2 inches in infants. 3. Allow complete chest recoil after each compression. 4. Minimize interruptions in compressions (limit to <10> excessive intrathoracic pressure and gastric inflation -> decreased venous return -> decreased coronary and cerebral perfusion pressures -> diminished cardiac output -> decreased rates of survival What memory aid may be used when evaluating a patient's level of consciousness? - AVPU Alert, responds to Verbal stimuli, responds to Painful stimuli, Unresponsive Upon finding an unresponsive adult patient, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. Your next action should be to: - simultaneously look for breathing and feel for a carotid pulse for no more than 10 seconds Upon finding an unresponsive child, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. Your next action should be to: - simultaneously look for breathing and feel for a carotid or femoral pulse for no more than 10 seconds Upon finding an unresponsive infant, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. Your next action should be to: - simultaneously look for breathing and feel for a brachial pulse for no more than 10 seconds Upon finding an unresponsive adult patient, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. You check for breathing and a carotid pulse simultaneously. The patient has no pulse and is not breathing normally. Your next action should be to: - begin chest compressions; remove clothing; use AED as soon as it arrives Upon finding an unresponsive adult patient, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. You check for breathing and a carotid pulse simultaneously. The patient is breathing normally and a pulse is present. Your next action should be to: - continue to monitor until additional help arrives. Upon finding an unresponsive infant or child, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. You check for breathing and a carotid pulse simultaneously. The patient has no pulse and is not breathing normally. The arrest was not sudden and not witnessed. Your next action should be to: - begin chest compressions 30:2 (1 rescuer), 15:2 (2 rescuer); if 2 rescuers are present, one rescuer begins CPR and the other activates the ERS; use the AED as soon as it arrives; after about 2 min of CPR, if you are still alone, activate the ERS and get the AED if not already done Upon finding an unresponsive infant or child, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. You check for breathing and a carotid pulse simultaneously. The patient has no pulse and is not breathing normally. The arrest was sudden and witnessed. Your next action should be to: - activate the emergency response system and retrieve the AED; begin chest compressions 30:2 (1 rescuer), 15:2 (2 rescuer) Upon finding an unresponsive infant or child, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. You check for breathing and a carotid pulse simultaneously. The patient is breathing normally and a pulse is present. Your next action should be to: - activate ERS, return to victim and monitor until emergency responders arrive Upon finding an unresponsive adult patient, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. You check for breathing and a carotid pulse simultaneously. The patient is not breathing normally but a pulse is present. Your next action should be to: - provide rescue breathing (one breath every 5-6 seconds) and recheck for a pulse every 2 minutes; be ready to perform high quality CPR if you do not feel a pulse; if opioid use is suspected, consider administering naloxone Upon finding an unresponsive infant or child, you verified that the scene is safe, called for help and asked that someone get an AED or defibrillator. You check for breathing and a carotid pulse simultaneously. The patient is not breathing normally but a pulse is present. Your next action should be to: - provide rescue breathing (one every 3-5 seconds); add compressions if pulse remains <60>