Mona Adel, MD, Macc A.Professor of Cardiology Cardiology Consultant Elite Medical Center
Mona Adel, MD, Macc A.Professor of Cardiology Cardiology Consultant Elite Medical Center
Mona Adel, MD, Macc A.Professor of Cardiology Cardiology Consultant Elite Medical Center
BY MONA ADEL,MD, MACC A.PROFESSOR OF CARDIOLOGY Cardiology Consultant Elite Medical center
TEAM WORK
1- PHYSCIAN:
Three assisstants
CALL FOR HELP
of death in both the United States and Canada , outranked only by cancer The most common etiology of SCA is ischemic cardiovascular disease resulting in the development of lethal arrhythmias
thirds of people who sustain SCA. Despite the development of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), electrical defibrillation, and other advanced resuscitative techniques over the past 50 years, survival rates for SCA remain low
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rates of 1 to 6 %percent. Systematic reviews of survival-to-hospital discharge from out-of-hospital SCA reported 5 to 10 percent survival among those treated by emergency medical services (EMS) and 15 percent survival when the underlying rhythm disturbance was ventricular fibrillation (VF) . An analysis of a national registry of in-hospital SCA reported a 17 percent survival to discharge.
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prehospital performance of CPR have shown that trained healthcare providers consistently fail to meet basic life support guidelines .
arrest Activating emergency medical services as soon as possible immediate initiation of excellent CPR push hard, push fast with continuous attention to the quality of chest compressions, and to the frequency of ventilations Minimizing interruptions in CPR Using automated external defibrillators as soon as available
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Patient survival depends primarily upon immediate initiation of excellent CPR and early defibrillation
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Phases of arrest
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Electrical phase The electrical phase is defined as the first
four to five minutes of arrest due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). Immediate DC cardioversion is needed to optimize survival of these patients. Performing excellent chest compressions while the defibrillator is readied also improves survival Hemodynamic phase The hemodynamic or circulatory phase, which follows the electrical phase, consists of the period from 4 to 10 minutes after SCA, during which the patient may remain in VF. Early defibrillation remains critical for survival in patients found in VF. Excellent chest compressions should be started immediately upon recognizing SCA and continued until just before cardioversion is performed (ie, charge the defibrillator during active compressions, stopping only briefly to confirm the rhythm and deliver the shock). Resume CPR immediately after the shock is delivered. Metabolic phase Treatment of the metabolic phase, defined as greater than 10 minutes of pulselessness, is primarily based upon postresuscitative measures, including hypothermia therapy. Adel 2010 If not quickly converted into a perfusing rhythm, patients Mona in this phase generally do not survive
first step of successful resuscitation. The lay rescuer who witnesses a person collapse or comes across an apparently unresponsive person should check to be sure the area is safe before approaching the victim and then confirm unresponsiveness by tapping the person on the shoulder and shouting: are you all right? If the person does not respond, the rescuer calls for help, activates the emergency response system, and initiates excellent chest compressions. Lay rescuers should not attempt to assess the victims pulse and, unless the patient has what appear to be normal respirations, should assume the patient is apneic.
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Chest compressions
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR The following goals are essential for performing excellent chest compressions: Maintain a rate of at least 100 compressions per minute Compress the chest at least 5 cm (2 inches) with each down-stroke Allow the chest to recoil completely after each downstroke (eg, it should be easy to pull a piece of paper from between the rescuers hand and the patients chest just before the next down-stroke) Minimize the frequency and duration of any interruptions
rescuers 2-surface 3-Technique 4-It is imperative that each facet of performing excellent chest compressions be continually reassessed and corrections made throughout the resuscitation
present or multiple lay rescuers are reluctant to perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation, the AHA 2010 Guidelines encourage the performance of CPR using chest compressions alone. Lay rescuers should not interrupt chest compressions to palpate for pulses and should continue CPR until an AED is ready to defibrillate, EMS personnel assume care, or the patient wakes up. Note that CO-CPR is not recommended for children or arrest of noncardiac origin (eg, near drowning).
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are more common when rescuers fatigue, which can begin as soon as one minute after beginning CPR . the rescuer performing chest compressions be changed every two minutes whenever more than one rescuer is present. Interruptions in chest compressions are reduced by changing the rescuer performing compressions at the time defibrillation is performed.
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Minimizing interruptions
no matter how brief, result in unacceptable declines in coronary and cerebral perfusion pressure and worse patient outcomes . Once compressions stop, up to 2 minute of continuous, excellent compressions may be required to reattain steady perfusion pressures at desirable levels . Pulse check should not exceed 10 seconds, except for specific interventions, such as defibrillation.
C-A-B
During the initial phase of SCA, when the pulmonary vessels and heart likely contain sufficient oxygenated blood to meet markedly reduced demands, the importance of compressions supersedes ventilations . Consequently, the initiation of excellent chest compressions is the first step to improving oxygen delivery to the tissues .
Ventillation
Proper ventilation for adults includes the
following: Give 2 ventilations after every 30 compressions for patients without an advanced airway Give each ventilation over no more than one second Provide enough tidal volume to see the chest rise Avoid excessive ventilation Give 1 asynchronous ventilation every 8 to 10 seconds (6 to 8 per minute) to patients with an advanced airway (eg, supraglottic device, Mona Adel 2010 endotracheal tube) in place
Defibrillation
For BLS, a single shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED) is followed by the immediate resumption of excellent chest compressions. For advanced cardiac life support, a single shock is still recommended regardless of whether a biphasic or monophasic defibrillator is used In adults, we suggest defibrillation using the highest available energy (generally 200 J with a biphasic defibrillator and 360 J with a monophasic defibrillator)
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When preparing for defibrillation, rescuers should continue performing excellent chest compressions while charging the defibrillator until just before the single shock is delivered, and resume immediately after shock delivery without taking time to assess pulse or breathing. No more than three to five seconds should elapse between stopping chest compressions and shock delivery. If a single lay rescuer is providing CPR, excellent chest compressions should be performed continuously without ventilations
in the performance of excellent chest compressions. Therefore, pulse checks and rhythm analysis should be done sparingly and are best performed during a planned interruption at the two minute interval following a complete cycle of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Even short delays in the initiation or brief interruptions in the performance of CPR can compromise cerebral and coronary perfusion pressure and decrease survival. Following any interruption, sustained chest compressions are needed to regain preMona Adel 2010 interruption rates of blood flow
be resumed for two minutes, without a pulse check, after any attempt at defibrillation, regardless of the resulting rhythm. Data suggest that the heart does not immediately generate effective cardiac output after defibrillation, and CPR may enhance postdefibrillation perfusion
CONCLUSION
resuscitation (CPR), electrical defibrillation, and other advanced resuscitative techniques over the past 50 years, survival rates for SCA remain low
Phases of resuscitation : The electrical phase comprises the first four to five minutes and requires immediate defibrillation. The hemodynamic phase spans approximately minutes four to ten following sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Patients in the hemodynamic phase benefit from excellent chest compressions to generate adequate cerebral and coronary perfusion and immediate defibrillation. The metabolic phase occurs following approximately ten minutes of pulselessness; few patients who reach this phase survive.
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All healthcare providers should receive standardized training in CPR and be familiar with the operation of automated external defibrillators (AED).
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