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Opioid overdose triad |
Pinpoint pupils Respiratory depression Unconsciousness or severe sleepiness Other indicators - Cyanosis Track marks Drug related items- needles, pills Hx of drug abuse |
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What to do if you're alone with no cell and pt is on cardiac arrest |
Perform CPR for 2 minutes before leaving to call for additional resources |
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If the patient is in respiratory arrest? |
Deliver 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds for an adult and every 3 to 5 seconds for children and infants. Each ventilation should last 1 second and make chest begin to rise. Check the pulse and breathing every 2 minutes. If no pulse, begin CPR |
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Narcan dose |
Adult - 2mg intranasal or 0.4 mg IM. May repeat after 4 minutes. |
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If drowning or another hypoxic event is the suspected cause of cardiac arrest? |
Deliver 2 initial ventilations before starting CPR |
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Chest compressions |
30 Center hands on the lower half of the sternum and compress to a depth of at least 2 inches at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute, allowing for full chest recoil. Should take 15-18 seconds to perform 30. |
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If an advanced airway is in place? |
One provider delivers 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. At the same time, a second provider performs compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute. In this case, the compression to ventilation ratio of 30:2 does not apply because compressions and ventilations are delivered continuously with no interruptions. |
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ARC |
Assess Recognize Care for the adult |
