CARDIAC ARREST TREATMENT OVERVIEW!!

CARDIAC ARREST TREATMENT OVERVIEW

If its acute then

• asses for pulse and breathing
• call 911
• begin CPR
• automatic defibrillator
• transport to an emergency department

If long term then treatment includes

• implantable defibrillator

CARDIAC ARREST TREATMENT-STEP #1

• must act IMMEDIATELY
• asses for pulse and breathing

CARDIAC ARREST TREATMENT-STEP #2

• CALL 911 QUICKLY
• describe the incident
• the dispatcher will give directions

CARDIAC ARREST TREATMENT-STEP #3

• begin CPR
• if no pulse, begin IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT BE AFRAID
• pump on the chest to help blood to circulate through the heart
• start on patient over the age of eight
• place hands on the mid chest over the sternum

CARDIAC ARREST TREATMENT-STEP #4

• AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
• this a portable device with sensors to place on the chest that delivers an electrical shock
• the computer analyzes the patient ‘s rhythm and instructs provider to deliver a shock

CARDIAC ARREST TREATMENT-STEP #5

• transport to a medical facility

CARDIAC ARREST PREVENTION

• LONG TERM
• IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR
• placed under the skin with electrodes in the heart
• monitors the rhythm of the heart
• delivers short, high-energy, shock if ventricular tachycardia or other arrhythmia discovered
• patient will feel  a jolt