SATHYABHAMA BOSE
Cardiac arrest is a sudden stop in effective blood circulation due to failure of heart to contract. The time and mode of death are unexpected.
CARDIAC: CAD,CHF, STRUCTURAL ABNORMAL .
RESPIRATORY: COPD ,PULMONARY EDEMA,TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX, PULMONARY EMBOLISM.
CIRCULATORY: HYPOVOLEMIA, PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE.
METABOLIC: ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES
TOXIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
6 H’S
HYPOVOLEMIA HYPOXIA
HYDR OGEN ION
HYPO/HYPERKALEMIA
HYPOGLYCEMIA
HYPOTHERMIA
5 T ’S
TOXINS
TAMPONADE
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
THROMBOSIS
TRAUMA
SHOCKABLE :
VT
VF
NON SHOCKABLE
ASYSTOLE
PEA
PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY:
INITIATE CODE BLUE
CPR
ASSISTING AIRWAY
IV MEDICATIONS
RECORD