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Adult Cardiac Arrest
Algorithm— 2015 Update
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
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+ Epinephrine every 3-5 min
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* Acutely altered mental status?
Signs of shock?
‘+ Ischemic chest discomtort?
* Acute heart tallure?
Atropine
If atropine ineffective:
+ Transoutaneous pacing
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‘Atropine IV dose:
First dose: 0.5 mg bolus.
Repeat every 3-8 minutes.
‘Maxtenum: 3 mg,
Dopamine IV intusion:
Usual infusion rate is
2:20 mog/kg per minute,
“Titate to patient response;
taper slowly.
Epinephrine 1V infusion:
2-10 meg per minute
infusion. Titrate to patient
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