SATHYABHAMA BOSE

Cardiac arrest is a sudden stop in effective blood circulation due to failure of heart to contract. The time and mode of death are unexpected.

CARDIAC: CAD,CHF, STRUCTURAL ABNORMAL .

RESPIRATORY: COPD ,PULMONARY EDEMA,TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX, PULMONARY EMBOLISM.

CIRCULATORY: HYPOVOLEMIA, PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE.

METABOLIC: ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES

TOXIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

6 H’S

HYPOVOLEMIA HYPOXIA

HYDR OGEN ION

HYPO/HYPERKALEMIA

HYPOGLYCEMIA

HYPOTHERMIA

5 T ’S

TOXINS

TAMPONADE

TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX

THROMBOSIS

TRAUMA

SHOCKABLE :

VT

VF

NON SHOCKABLE

ASYSTOLE

PEA

PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY:

INITIATE CODE BLUE

CPR

ASSISTING AIRWAY

IV MEDICATIONS

RECORD