Sr.SATHYABHAMA BOSE BSN,RN Meeqat Hospital,Madina.KSA

1. SATHYABHAMA BOSE

3. 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.

4.  CARDIAC: CAD,CHF, STRUCTURAL
ABNORMAL .
 RESPIRATORY: COPD ,PULMONARY
EDEMA,TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX,
PULMONARY EMBOLISM.
 CIRCULATORY: HYPOVOLEMIA, PERICARDIAL
TAMPONADE.
 METABOLIC:
ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES
 TOXIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

5. 6 H’S
 HYPOVOLEMIA
HYPOXIA
 HYDR OGEN ION
 HYPO/HYPERKALE
MIA
 HYPOGLYCEMIA
 HYPOTHERMIA
5 T ’S
 TOXINS
 TAMPONADE
 TENSION
PNEUMOTHORAX
 THROMBOSIS
 TRAUMA

6.  SHOCKABLE :
 VT
 VF
 NON SHOCKABLE
 ASYSTOLE
 PEA

7. PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY:

15.  INITIATE CODE BLUE
 CPR
 ASSISTING AIRWAY
 IV MEDICATIONS
 RECORD