Resus Flashcards
fever and lymphoma (could be any long term disease)
What factors influence abx choice
- allergies
- recent sensitivities
- likely source
- local guidenlines
- presence of indewelling lines
- ?neutropenia
Sepsis
Steps in management with end points
end points are hr under 100, BP over 100 systolic, MAP over 65, UO 0.5ml/kg/hr
- fluid bolus 500ml/1l normal saline
- insert central line if needing ionotropes and norad 5mcg/min
- broad spectruam abx eg taz 4.5g
Paeds life support algorithm
What do you do ‘during CPR’
What are the drugs?
During CPR:
Airway adjuncts/o2/waveform capnography
IO or IV access
Plan actions before interrupting CPR
Drugs
Shockable - adrenaline 10mcg/kg every second shock and amioderone 5mg/kg after third
Non shockable - adrenaline 10mcg/kg immediately then every second
With choking what are the features of an effective cough?
- crying/speech
- loudness of cough
- can take breathe before coughing
- child alert
choking child algorithm
NB - BLS is 15:2 with 2 rescue breaths
what are the featurs of chest compression in children that make it different to adult
(Four)
- 100 per minute
- 15:2 in BLS
- 1/3 chest diameter
- uninterrupted where possible in ALS
hyperkalaemia treatment
Protect heart
* IV Ca gluconate 10ml/10%/10 mins
Lower K
* IV HCO3 50-100mmol – K reduction
* IV insulin 10U / dextrose 50mL 50% - K reduction
– salbutamol
Increase excretion
diuretics
Anaphylaxis algorithm
What is the treatment for hyperkalaemia in arrest?
All quicker than normal hyperkalaemia:
- Protect the heart: give 10 mL calcium chloride 10% IV by rapid bolus injection or 30ml of calcium gluconate
- Shift potassium into cells: Give glucose/insulin: 10 units short-acting insulin and 25 g glucose IV by rapid injection. Monitor blood glucose.
- Give sodium bicarbonate: 50 mmol IV by rapid injection (if severe acidosis or renal
failure). - Consider dialysis
What are the specific modifications to ALS for the following?
- Commence CPR 15:2 – 2 rescuers, 100/min
- Apply 100% O2 via BVM / intubate OK
- IV access and fluid bolus O.9% saline 20ml/kg (or similar) (200ml)
- IV adrenaline 10mcg/kg (12 month old approx. 10kg – accept 100mcg)
- Seek and treat hypoglycaemia with IV 5ml/kg 10% dextrose (ie 50ml 10%)
- IV antibiotics OK – ceftriaxone / cefotaxime – 50-100/kg
what are the benefits of parental presence during resus?
Disadvantages?
Benefits
- allows parents to see all treatment being provided
- allows initiation of grieving process if unsuccessful**
Disadvantages
- can worsen staff grief and be highly emtive
- potential for interference
what are the causes of post cardiac arrest hypotension?
- Cardiogenic
- Hypovolemic
- Obstructive - tampandae, pneumpthorax
- Maldistributive - SIRS
What are the priorities of post cardiac arrest care
ABCDE
normoglycaemia
normothermia
ECG
Treat cause
sats 94-98
main features and interpretation
Sinus rhythm, rate ~70,
left axis deviation, LBBB with positive modified sgarbossa criteria
* STEMI-equivalent and may benefit from PCI
What did the Airways-2 trial show
- RCT
- showing supraglottic higher success at ventilation than ETT
- similar rate neurological outcomes
what is the initial management and assessment of a new born?
- clamp umbilicus
- prevent heat loss - keep warm with towel
- gentle stimulation eg rubbing back
- APGAR 1 and 5 mins
- open aiway
Check
* Tone
* HR
* Breating
what is the initial rate of face mask ventilations for newborn?
40-60 a minute
what are the two most important indications for starting CPR on newborn?
- absent pulse
- HR under 60 despite 30 seconds of assisted ventilation
what are the methods for determining HR of a newborn?
- listen to the heart
- feel for pulsations at base of umbilicus
what is the ratio of chest compressions to ventilations in newborn?
3:1
how do you differentiate umbilical vein from artery
vein is larger and thin walled
neonate
What are the Termination of resus rules for stopping OOHCA
- No ROSC
- No Shock administered
- OHCA not witnesed by ambos
- OHCA not witnessed by bystanders
- no bystander CPR performed