Cardio Exam 3: Tsu BLS Pre-Work

Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Call for emergency response system (______)

• Check ______

• If no ______ → start ______

  • Cycles of 30 compressions + 2 breaths

• Use AED as soon as possible to determine if ______

  • More likely to save a life than CPR

911, breathing and pulse, breathing or pulse, CPR, shockable rhythm

Cardiac arrest

• Shockable (______ side)

  • ______

  • ______

• Non-shockable

  • ______

  • ______

• ______ used in ______ in this algorithm

• ______ only used in ______

  • ______

left, Vfib, pulseless Vtach, asystole, pulseless eletrical activity, EPI, all rhythms, Anti-Arrhythmic meds, shockable rhythms, Amiodarone or Lidocaine

Bradycardia → HR < 50 bpm

• Only treat if the pt is symptomatic (______, ______, socks sxs, ______, and ______)

• Medications

  • ______

  • ______ (If other med is ineffective)

50, pt is symptomatic, hypotension, altered mental status, ischemic discomfort, acute HF, Atropine, EPI or DA

Stable tachycardia → HR > ______ bpm

• Symptomatic (______, ______, socks sxs, ______, and ______) → ______

• Not symptomatic → treatment is determined by ______ (> 0.12 second)

  • ______ (Narrow/Wide)

  • ______ (Narrow)

  • ______ (Wide)

150, hypotension, altered mental status, ischemic discomfort, acute HF, cardioversion, wide or narrow QRS, Adenosine, BB or CCB, Anti-Arrhythmic meds