Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Basic Life Support: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Defibrillation
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Source: Julianna Jung, MD, FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland, USA
High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the single most important determi...
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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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