Danger - ensure safety of yourself and patient
Response - patient unresponsive and not breathing properly (without a central pulse)
Shout for help
BLS
A - head tilt (if no spinal injury) and chin lift/jaw thrust
B - looking listen and feel for breathing for maximum 10 seconds =
C - begin chest complressions at 100-120 bpm with 5-6cm depth with rebound. After 30 compressions give 2 rescue breaths. Do not interrupt compressions until intructed to do so by defib.
ALS
Call resuscitation team
Reversible causes of cardiac arrest
4Hs
- Hypoxia
- Hypovolaemia
- Hypo/Hyperkalaemia/metabolic
- Hypothermia
4Ts
- Thrombosis
- Tension pneumothorax
- Tamponade
- Toxins