Cardiac Arrest

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Basic Life Support

Important Lesson
Reversible causes:
THE FOUR H's
  • Hypoxia
  • Hypovolaemia
  • Hypo\hyperkaleamia\Metabolic
  • Hypothermia

Protocol

CPR

AED

Advanced Life Support

Protocol

Medication

Bradycardia

Tachycardia

Special circumstances

Important Lesson
Reversible causes:
THE FOUR T's
  • Tension Pneumothorax
  • Tamponade, Cardiac
  • Toxins
  • Thrombosis (Coronary or Pulmonary)

Paediatric life support

Elektrolyte disorder

Poisoning

Drowning

Hyperthermia

Elektrocution

Anaphylaxis

Traumatic Cardiorespiratory Arrest