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TL ACLS Survey
ACLS Survey
Question | Answer |
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What is the first step in the ACLS survey? | Airway – assess for patency, not patent patient unconscious use head tilt, chin lift; OPA; NPA or advanced airway. |
How can the ACLS provider be assured the airway is effective? | Confirm ratio of CPR to breaths, check by physical exam – auscultation, O2 sat, cyanosis, Check placement, Ensure secure, monitor and confirm with capnography |
What is the second step in the ACLS survey? | Breathing – assess ventilations and oxygenation, make sure capnography and 02 sats are monitored |
What actions can the ACLS provider take to assure that breathing is effective? | Give supplementary oxygen, Look for chest rise and cyanosis, check waveform capnography and 02 sats, avoid excessive ventilation |
How much oxygen should be given? | 100% to cardiac arrest patients, for other patients titrate for O2 sats greater than or equal to 94% |
Discus different Petco values as they relate to ACLS? | Petco < 10 try to improve CPR quality, 35-40 mm Hg = target Petco, > 40 sustained usually indicates ROSC |
What is the third step in the ACLS survey? | Circulation – Monitor CPR quality – Capnography >10 mm Hg, intra-arterial pressure > 20 mm Hg, attach monitor/defibrillator, IV/IO access for meds/fluids, meds for rhythms and bp |
What is the fourth step in the ACLS? | Differential Diagnosis – Why did this patient get like this. Is there a reversible cause that can be treated. |