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''Sébastien Krul, MD, Jonas de Jong, MD'' | ''Sébastien Krul, MD, Jonas de Jong, MD'' | ||
=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
Survival of cardiac arrest continues to be very poor. In-hospital cardiac arrest has a survival to hospital discharge of 17,6% all rhythms<cite>Meaney</cite>. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has a worse survival with 10,7% survival to hospital discharge for all rhythms.<cite>Atwood</cite> Survival is dependent on the characteristics of the cardiac arrest (rhythm), on the patient’s medical history, and the time between the cardiac arrest en start of resuscitation.<cite>Waalewijn, Holmberg1, Holmberg2</cite> The introduction of the automated external defibrillator (AED) has dramatically increased survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims.<cite>ESC, Nolan1</cite> In this chapter we give an overview of basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) based on the recommendation of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010. | Survival of cardiac arrest continues to be very poor. In-hospital cardiac arrest has a survival to hospital discharge of 17,6% all rhythms<cite>Meaney</cite>. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has a worse survival with 10,7% survival to hospital discharge for all rhythms.<cite>Atwood</cite> Survival is dependent on the characteristics of the cardiac arrest (rhythm), on the patient’s medical history, and the time between the cardiac arrest en start of resuscitation.<cite>Waalewijn, Holmberg1, Holmberg2</cite> The introduction of the automated external defibrillator (AED) has dramatically increased survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims.<cite>ESC, Nolan1</cite> In this chapter we give an overview of basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) based on the recommendation of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010. | ||
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====Foreign body airway obstruction==== | ====Foreign body airway obstruction==== | ||
An obstruction of the airway is uncommon, but reversible and adequate recognition can prevent cardiac arrest.<cite>Fingerhut</cite> Airway obstruction is usually related | An obstruction of the airway is uncommon, but reversible and adequate recognition can prevent cardiac arrest.<cite>Fingerhut</cite> Airway obstruction is usually related to eating. In a mild obstruction patients can cough and speak and only frequent reassessment is advised. Patients that have a severe obstruction are unable to speak and have problems breathing and coughing. If a patient is still conscious five back blows can be applied between the shoulder blades whilst the patient leans forward. Otherwise five abdominal thrusts can be applied by clenching a fist and grasping it with the other hand. Place the hands it between the rib-cage and the umbilicus and pull sharply inward and upward whilst standing behind the patients.<cite>Guildner, Ruben</cite> If the patient loses consciousness start BLS.<cite>Koster2</cite> | ||
====Basic life support in children==== | ====Basic life support in children==== | ||
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==Preventing in Hosptial Cardiac Arrest== | ==Preventing in Hosptial Cardiac Arrest== | ||
[[File:MEWS.svg|thumb|500px|right|'''Figure 2.''' An example of a MEWS<cite>IHI</cite>.]] | [[File:MEWS.svg|thumb|500px|right|'''Figure 2.''' An example of a MEWS. Adapted from: <cite>IHI</cite>.]] | ||
The best way to prevent sudden death is to early detect deterioration of a patient and to act on early warning signs.<cite>Smith</cite> Cardiac arrest is rarely unpredictable and is precipitated by a slow deterioration. An early warning score (Figure 2) helps to create consensus among care providers about the sickness of a patient.<cite>Hodgetts, Hillman</cite> If the summed score reached a certain threshold, a doctor should be notified. The notified doctor should assess the patient within 30 minutes and discuss a treatment plan. If the patient does not improve within 60 minutes a reassessment should follow with possible inclusion of a medical emergency team (MET) or intensive care specialist.<cite>Bellomo</cite> | The best way to prevent sudden death is to early detect deterioration of a patient and to act on early warning signs.<cite>Smith</cite> Cardiac arrest is rarely unpredictable and is precipitated by a slow deterioration. An early warning score (Figure 2) helps to create consensus among care providers about the sickness of a patient.<cite>Hodgetts, Hillman</cite> If the summed score reached a certain threshold, a doctor should be notified. The notified doctor should assess the patient within 30 minutes and discuss a treatment plan. If the patient does not improve within 60 minutes a reassessment should follow with possible inclusion of a medical emergency team (MET) or intensive care specialist.<cite>Bellomo</cite> | ||