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105 AHA BLS

Basic Life Support

TermDefinition
Age Definitions Adults - puberty and older Children - 1 yrs old - puberty Infants - less than 1 year
Start Compressions within _______ seconds of recognition 10 Seconds
High Quality CPR - rate 100-120 / minute - Allow complete chest recoil - Minimize interruptions - Give effective breaths - avoid excessive ventilation
Depth Adults - 2 - 2.4 inches Children - at least 1/3 of chest, about 2 inches Infants - at least 1/3 of chest, about 1.5 inches
ECC Emergency Cardiovascular Care Systems developed by AHA
2 Distinct Adult Chains of Survival In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
IHCA Chain of Survival Primary Providers>Code Team > Cath Lab > ICU
OHCA Chain of Survival Lay rescuers > EMS > ED >Cath Lab > ICU
ROSC Return of Spontaneous Circulation
Group of procedure rooms in a hospital where specialized equipment evaluate heart and the blood vessels around the heart and lungs Cardiac Catheterization Suite
Links of Chain of Survival (IHCA) surveillance/prevention of prearrest conditions. recogniton + activation, early cpr, rapid defib, multidisciplinary postcardiac arrest care
Links of Chain of Survival (OHCA) recognition + activation of ERS, early cpr, rapid defibrillation, ALS, multidisciplinary post-cardiac arrest care
Links of CoS Pediatric Prevention, Early CPR, Rapid Activation, ALS, Post-cardiac arrest care
Cause of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest respiratory failure and shock
Cardiac arrest vs Heart Attack = rhythm issue vs clot issue
Cardiac arrest rhythm problem - when there is an abnormal rhythm in the heart resulting in the inability to pump blood to brain, lungs, and other organs
Heart Attack clot problem - when the blood flow to part of the heart is blocked, resulting from a clot forming in a vein carrying O2 to the muscle, that part dies off
Signs of a Heart Attack could be immediately or over a couple weeks, severe discomfort of upper chest, shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea/vomiting
Some other signs of heart attack in women pain in jaw, arms, neck, back, light headedness, nausea/vomiting
3 components of CPR Compressions, Airway, Breathing
Adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm 1) Scene Safety 2) Unresponsive, call for help + AED 3) rescue breaths 1/5sec, 10-12/minute 4)CPR 30/2 5) AED prompts
1 rescuer steps scene safety, check for response, call for help, activate appropriate ERS, if alone get AED, or have someone else
Agonal Gasps not normal breathing, may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest
Naloxone if opioid use is suspect, use if available
% of O2 in air 21%
% of O2 we breathe out 17%
E-C Clamp Technique used while holding bag mask in place 1 rescuer
2-rescuer switch after 5 minutes to avoid fatigue
AED age range Adults and children 8 and older
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia when the ventricles pump so fast a pulse can't be detected, body tissues and organs dont receive O2
Ventricular Fibrillation an arrest rhythm, muscles quiver in a fast, unsynchronized way so blood can't be pumped
Two- lifethreatening Arrhythmias VF & pVT
AED identifies the presence of a rhythm that responds to shock therapy, stuns the heart muscle, stopping VF&pVT and resetting the electrical system of the heart, essentially causing ROSC
Anterolateral and Anteroposterior placement options of AED pads
check electrodes AED phrase when not able to analyze HR, ie. hairy chest
Created by: jon.kowalski
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