Longview Fire Department Cardiac Arrest Protocol PDF
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This document details treatment guidelines for cardiac arrest, covering scene size-up, specific findings, special precautions, and procedures for different EMT levels. The document is a protocol for emergency responders and contains a flowchart for handling cardiac arrest.
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Longview Fire Department Treatment Guide(jnes Cardiac Arrest Table of Contents * SCENE SIZE-U P âą See General Guideline s SPECIFIC FINDINGS Patient Asses$ment: âą Cause/MO1/ Hx of present illness âą Detennine unrespons iveness âą Apneic âą Pulseless âą Patient history and medication s âą Witnessed ver...
Longview Fire Department Treatment Guide(jnes Cardiac Arrest Table of Contents * SCENE SIZE-U P âą See General Guideline s SPECIFIC FINDINGS Patient Asses$ment: âą Cause/MO1/ Hx of present illness âą Detennine unrespons iveness âą Apneic âą Pulseless âą Patient history and medication s âą Witnessed versus non-witne ssed âą Estimated down time âą Signs incompati ble with life (rigor, dependent lividity, etc.) SPECIA L PRECA UTIONS âą âą âą âą Honor DNR orders or Texas Advanced Directives . Be sure to give no more than I ventilation every 10 seconds. Assess blood sugar. Tilt head of Pt 30 degrees upright to preserve neurologic al function during CPR. PROCE DURE EMT-B EMT-I EMT-P so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so âą Assure & maintain a patent aiiway âą Ventilate whh J 00% Oxygen âą Initiate CPR. If indicated 1 âą Apply Cardiac monitor/ Defib pads âą Apply Lucas 3 âą Obtain Blood glucose âą Obtain JV âą ECG SO SO âą Intubate SO âą Follow treatment algorithm SO âą ETCO2 ( capnometr y) '-Interruptions to CPR should not exceed 10 seconds throughou t arrest. -The Lucas 3 is the preferred method of administer ing CPR. If not used, the reason must be document ed in the PCR. -Use wave form to j udge CPR quality and ROSC. -If traumatic arrest, quickly perfonn bilateral chest needle decompres sion so Revised: April 2023 Page I of 3 Section 300 Longview Fire Department Treatment Guidelines Cardiac Arrest Table of Contents * Adult Cardlac ArrntAlgortthm Cl"ftO...., y atartCPR âą Giwmyg..-. âą Attad'l motlllDtA:tefJbrtlalor âą l"ullh Iâą d 411 IN111 2 ~ - âą 15 CJ11ll Mid f.s"1 (I O(H :X,,,inlâą~ ...-,aau- co,nplete c i-1 , IICOII, âą M lnttlUII lnlft tuptlor,c lri ~ âąâąâąUIOO-. t-ui.tlive went,11.uc,n. âą A- No Ye â âą ~ con,cw. .- c,,,ery , ,_,.,lH, or noon"' II tallgued âą tf no - need OliltWay. 302 CO<r'(>r"'"'°"'"-...-ilon t_.lo J VFlpYT âą Ouantlt<ll"'11 waYtl!!ao n CAIPl'lOg< APh)I - I PÂŁ1'CO)i low o, do11,ei. . .ln9CPR Cl'J.-Y rs.-âą (10 _ _ _ _......,_ _ _ __ âą lllpl\Mk 1.!M"'laetutilf , _ , , , ,_ _ tlon 1e9, lnJU.i CPR2mln CPll2mln dou,ol 120âą 200Jlllunknown. U_,. n'ioDUA.dn ffV-.bfâą âą 1"'10 ~ âą IV I I O ~ ~-____,I duâąâą âą lp!Mplwtne r,,ery3-5 nw, âą Conlldef~llihay. ahauld blr 4'QU! nlent, lend~âąâą oo... ,,.eybe con111deled ~ Ho Yee âą '"..,...1.,.1vtt0ctoN: I mo cv111y l -511tlt1Yl n âą Aallod#-IVAO--. Fln1t JOO "1G 1)Qlua, !lecond- ·tso mu Shod! Ho 0, .......... 'WtO . . . A ull dole H 6 moA-(1 Seconddoa. 0..&-0 76 ~ CPtl2mlft -~ -,,.gmr, âą COnliOer~~ C,tpnOgr,ipt,)' âą Cr,oot,acilltoal ~ IIO<\C>tP, IIQICM Uc l<f\,w,cfld airway âą Wt1Yfrh>âą1âą1 ~âąpoo 1111iipl)y « c -c,âą to c;onlltm .,.,,c, men to, lrl tube PMtc.-111 nomw, No âą Onc»Mlvâąocâą!I 1t1lt......,lrt l)IAC1'. 0fi Qjw I llt eâą ~ - yCI-IOI (10 btoallU/ ...... CCtflCJnUâą ..,,r, ...,..,".,,,_fll08CJ ............... Ou$ cl,e-.t ODffll'.II âą lho~ - c1,,,,... (I r---.........__ __ âą Pulti0""1dblq!lldfJ'fll!IIUIâą âą AbnlOI IIOll<lin,od lnc, e , - lrt P& roo, ft 'f1),C.ilv "!QI CPR2 min âą Anllo~orlldoc:.,.. vao,.,.,, âą SIJ(lntan<oov.u1111t,i.i p, ,.uw·e âą - -lnt1111âą ..-1411' illl m«.ito 11nQ âą Tr-- âąIMH'llble-- 'vo~GV/~'1, ~ · FIRE / EMS Algorithm based off for Longview Fire EMS (12 âą 11 no S91S ol r<llbJfn ol apontaneouâą cirourlatb'I IROSQ. 10 10 or 11 "° âą âą'ROSc."°to Poat,-,CardillcArrHl0are âą ~ app,op,1!111..... ol oondnuad OIIUIClbltJon âą âą âą âą H ypo,,olttmul HyP(ll<o,I Hydt ~ " - 1.cldo.it~ Hypo-/hypetllAI-"'âą âą H Yfl(llt,,,I,,,.. âą Te"tll0<1p....,01>0fl'IO<. . âą Te mponac:!tt. e .,cloac: âą Tout!!$ âą T ht~ P < t tnor1.11t y âą Th<o,,'lboae. coâą-âąY