Use CPR to restore a normal heart rate when a patient has no heart rate - Skill - UNITAF Force Manual (FM)




Use CPR to restore a normal heart rate when a patient has no heart rate
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Current Version (325 days ago)

Skill
FM/BS-224.V2.02 - Use CPR to restore a normal heart rate when a patient has no heart rate
Skill

After identifying a patient with no heart rate

  1. Perform CPR for at least 30 seconds
  2. Check pulse
  3. If no heart rate, repeat

Checking a patient's pulse whilst someone else is performing CPR or checking pulse on a limb with a tourniquet placed will provide an erroneous reading. 

Published by SPC Applechaser on 27/02/2024 at 18:49

Previous Versions

Skill
FM/BS-224.V2.01 - Use CPR to restore a normal heart rate when a patient has no heart rate
Skill

After identifying a patient with no heart rate

  1. Perform CPR for two minutes
  2. Check pulse
  3. If no heart rate, repeat

Checking a patient's pulse whilst someone else is performing CPR or checking pulse on a limb with a tourniquet placed will provide an erroneous reading. 

Published by Maj James on 23/02/2024 at 18:56
Skill
FM/BS-224.V2.00 - Use CPR to restore a normal heart rate
Skill
  • Perform CPR for two minutes
  • Check pulse
  • If no pulse, repeat

If available, use epinephrine to support resuscitation once every two minutes. 

Published by Capt Korean Falcon on 09/01/2024 at 14:10
Skill
FM/BS-224.V1.00 - Use CPR to restore a normal heart rate
Skill
  • Perform CPR twice
  • Check pulse
  • If no pulse, repeat

If available, use epinephrine to support resuscitation once every two minutes. 

Published by Capt Korean Falcon on 09/01/2024 at 13:32
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