IV lines
aborashyd83 Standard IV lines are typically used for short-term needs. For instance, they may be used during a short hospital stay to administer medication during surgery or to give pain medications,…
April 2022
Common Drugs Used In CPR
DRUG MAIN ACLS USE DOSE/ROUTE NOTES Adenosine Narrow PSVT/SVTWide QRS tachy – avoid adenosine in irregular wide QRS 6 mg IV bolus, may repeat with 12 mg in 1 to…
Types Of Chest Pain
Name Cause of chest pain Symptoms of chest pain Location of pain How to relieve chest pain Angina Angina occurs when there isn’t enough oxygen-rich blood flowing to part of…
CPR Differences: Adult, Child and Infant
Action Adult Child Infant Calling for Additional Resources Immediately, then perform CPR. If alone, 2 minutes of CPRbefore leaving to call If alone, 2 minutes of CPRbefore leaving to call…
BLS Assessment
Assess the enviroment safty, do not start CPR in sorounding dangersBaseic concenept is start CPR and give defibrillation early withot delayBegin CPR even if you are not sure about presence…
IF THE VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS
Fire up these in Systematic Approach: AVPU Alert—fully awake, but may still be confused Verbal—responds to verbal stimuli Painful—responds to painful stimuli Unresponsive—does not respond
WHO TO DO TWO RESCUER VENTILATION
One rescuer gives 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds, which is about 10 ventilations per minute. At the same time, the second rescuer continues giving compressions at a rate…
WHEN TO STOP VENTILATIONS
The patient begins to breathe on his or her own. Another trained rescuer takes over. The patient has no pulse, in which case you should begin CPR or use an…
HOW TO DO MOUTH TO NOSE VENTILATIONS
With the head tilted back, close the mouth by pushing on the chin. Seal your mouth around the patient’s nose and breathe into the nose. If possible, open the patient’s…
HOW TO DO MOUTH-TO-MOUTH VENTILATIONS
If a pocket mask or BVM are not available, you may need to provide mouth to mouth ventilations: Open the airway past a neutral position using the head-tilt/chin-lift technique. Pinch…