Advances In The Acute Management Of Cardiac Arrest Risk Management Pitfalls

Risk Management Pitfalls:

1. Don’t forget to activate the emergency response system. Activation of the emergency response system both in-hospital and out-ofhospital will ensure timely arrival of trained personnel and a defibrillator. CPR should begin immediately after the activation of the emergency response system. Bystander CPR is an independent predictor of survival.

2. Make sure to check the carotid pulse for at least but no longer than 10 seconds. This recommendation is not for lay people and is only for health care providers. Be careful not to take too long to check for carotid pulse. When pulse is not present, initiate chest compressions.

3. Make sure chest compressions are hard and fast. Chest compression rates should be 100 per minute with avoidance of interruptions, which are common mistakes of health care providers.

4. Avoid rescuer fatigue. Rescuers performing chest compressions should be frequently rotated. This will help to maintain continuous and fast chest compressions, which will ensure adequate cerebral and coronary perfusion pressures.

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