Part 10.2: Toxicology in ECC ients, but it is a leading cause of cardiac arrest Opiate poisoning causes respiratory depression victims <40 years of age. I-4 When a patient with poisoning followed by respiratory ins cy or arrest. Heroin over is in cardiac

asic and advanced life support for the trauma patient are effective and whether they adversely delay transport to, and fundamentally the same as that for the patient with a definitive management at, a hospital or emergency depart primary cardiac arrest, with focus on support of airway, ment(ED)

This section highlights recommendations for the support maximize arterial oxygen saturation and, in turn, arterial of ventilation and oxygenation during resuscitation and oxygen content. This will help support oxygen delivery the periarrest period. The purpose of ventilation during CPR (cardiac output x arterial oxygen content) when cardiac

Acute Coronary Syndromes cute myocardial infarction (AMD and unstable angina rest \and Part 7.3: \Management of Symptomatic Brady- ollec-cardia and Tachycardia\) An overview of recommended care for the ACS patient is illustrated in Figure 1, the Acute Coronary Syndromes

Flew randomized controlled clinical trials deal specifically inprovement in gas exchange do not ensure survival and with supportive care following cardio-pulmonary- functional recovery. Significant myocardial stunning and cerebral resuscitation(CPCR) from cardiac arrest. Neverthe- hemodynamic instability can develop

Part 7.4: Monitoring and medications is section provides an overview of monitoring techniques carbia (and therefore the adequacy of ventilation during and medications that may be useful during CPR and in the CPR), or tissue acidosis. This conclusion is supported by I mediate prearrest and postarrest settings. case series(LOE 5)and 10 case reports 0-l9 that showed that arterial blood gas values are an inaccurate indicator of the Monitoring Immediately Before, During

Cac a aohithrnnas she u (do ommon cause of sudden death A comprehensive presentation of the evaluation and man- be established on as agement of bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias is beyond possible for all patients who collapse suddenly or have the scope of these

Frhythms produce pulseless cardiac arrest: ventricular effective for fluid resuscitation, drug delivery, and blood fibrillation (VF), rapid ventricular tachycardia (VT), sampling for laboratory evaluation, and is attainable in all age useless electrical activity(PEA), and asystole. Surviva

ach year in the United States about 700 000 people of all Stroke Recognition and EMS Care ages suffer a new or repeat stroke. Approximately 158 000 of these people will die, making stroke the third Stroke Warning Signs eading cause of death in the United States . Many advances important because

This publication presents the 2005 American Heart Asso- the evidence review, and (3)draft treatment recommenda- ciation(AHA)guidelines for cardiopulmonary resusci- tions. They then completed worksheets that provided the tation( CPR)and emergency