Advanc

edCardi
ovas
cul
arLi
feSupport
Savi
ngLi
vesToget
her
Adul
tCardi
acArr
estAl
gorit
hm

I
nit
iat
eCPR.
Gi
veoxygen.
Pl
acemoni
t
or/
def
ibr
il
ator
.

Shockabl
erhyt
hms: Non-
shockabl
erhyt
hms:
I
sther
hyt
hm shockabl
e?
•pul
sel
essVTandVF •Asyst
oleandPEA

Shock.

Per
for
m CPR(
2mi
nut
es)
. Per
for
m CPR(
2mi
nut
es)
.
Secur
eIV/
IO access. Secur
eIV/
IO access.

C Gi
veepi
nephr
ine.
Consi
deranadvancedai
rway
(
int
ubat
i
onwi
thcapnogr
aphy)
.
I
sther
hyt
hm shockabl
e? No

Yes
Yes I
sther
hyt
hm shockabl
e?
A Shock.
No

Per
for
m CPR(
2mi
nut
es)
.
Gi
veepi
nephr
ine. Per
for
m CPR(
2mi
nut
es)
.
D
Consi
deranadvancedai
rway Fi
ndandt
reatcause.
(
int
ubat
i
onwi
t
hcapnogr
aphy)
.

Yes I
sther
hyt
hm shockabl
e?
I
sther
hyt
hm shockabl
e? No
No
Yes
Got
o“A”or“
B”

B Shock.

I
fret
urnofspont
aneousci
rcul
ati
on
Per
for
m CPR(
2mi
nut
es)
.
(
ROSC)doesnotoccur
:
Gi
veami
odar
one.
Got
o“C”or“
D”
Fi
ndandt
reatcause.
I
fROSCdoesoccur
:
i
nit
iat
epostcar
diacar
restcar
e.

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ion.(2015)
.
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est
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gor
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