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Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
High-Quality CPR for Cardiac Arrest
Description
High-quality CPR is a critical response for cardiac arrest. It helps support blood flow and can improve the chance of intact survival. This page focuses on the key steps that make CPR effective and the reasons each step matters.
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Transcript
1. Assess the patient
- Assess responsiveness by speaking loudly and stimulating the patient. If the patient is unresponsive, the diagnosis is cardiac arrest until proven otherwise.
- Assess circulation by palpating the carotid artery. Do this for no more than 10 seconds; longer assessment time delays initi...
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