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CPR Protocol for Unresponsive Patients

This document outlines the CPR algorithm for an unresponsive, apneic patient. It describes the steps of CPR including compressions at a rate of 100-120 per minute and ventilations at a rate of 10 per minute. It then details the post-cardiac arrest care based on the patient's cardiac rhythm - either ventricular fibrillation which is treated with defibrillation and epinephrine or vasopressin, or asystole/PEA which is treated with continued CPR and epinephrine or vasopressin administration every 3-5 minutes.

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CPR Protocol for Unresponsive Patients

This document outlines the CPR algorithm for an unresponsive, apneic patient. It describes the steps of CPR including compressions at a rate of 100-120 per minute and ventilations at a rate of 10 per minute. It then details the post-cardiac arrest care based on the patient's cardiac rhythm - either ventricular fibrillation which is treated with defibrillation and epinephrine or vasopressin, or asystole/PEA which is treated with continued CPR and epinephrine or vasopressin administration every 3-5 minutes.

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CPR Algorithm

Unresponsive,  apneic  [Link]  

CPR  (1  cycle  =  2  minutes)  


Compressions:  100-­‐120/min,  lateral,  1/3-­‐1/2  chest  width  
[Link]:  10/min,  VT  =  10ml/kg,  I-­‐Time  =  1sec  
[Link]  Monitoring:  ECG  and  ETCO2  
Post-­‐CPA  
ROSC  
Algorithm  
Evaluate  [Link]  
Check  ECG  

Vfib   Asystole  /  PEA  

•  ConBnue  CPR  while  charging  defibrillator   •  Resume  CPR  immediately  for  1  cycle  
•  Give  1  shock   •  Low  dose  epinephrine  or  vasopressin  q  3-­‐5  mins  
•  Resume  CPR  immediately  for  1  cycle   •  Consider  atropine  if  é  vagal  tone  

Post-­‐CPA  
ROSC  
Algorithm  
Evaluate  [Link]  
Check  ECG  

Vfib   Asystole  /  PEA  

•  Resume  CPR  immediately  for  1  cycle  


•  ConBnue  CPR  while  charging  defibrillator  
•  Low  dose  epinephrine  or  vasopressin  q  3-­‐5  mins  
•  Give  1  shock  
•  Consider  high  dose  epinephrine  aKer  10  mins  
•  Resume  CPR  immediately  for  1  cycle  
•  Consider  atropine  
•  Give  epinephrine  or  vasopressin  q  3-­‐5  mins  
•  Consider  amiodarone  or  lidocaine  if  refractory  

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