Adult cardiac arrest algorithm
ET: endotracheal; IO: intraosseous; IV: intravenous; J: joules; PEA: pulseless electrical activity;
PETCO2: peak end-tidal carbon dioxide; pVT: pulseless ventricular tachycardia; ROSC: return of
spontaneous circulation; VF: ventricular fibrillation.
Reprinted with permission. Highlights of the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC.
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