Lekha ThomasPaediatric FBAO Treatment Ineffective cough Effective cough Encourage cough Continue to check for deterioration to ineffective cough or relief of obstruction babies under
The majority of cases of sudden cardiac arrest occur in adults out of hospital, and are of cardiac origin.
One third of all people developing MI die before reaching hospital and most of them die within an hour of the onset of symptoms- the presenting rhythm in most of these deaths is VF and with each minutes delay in defibrillation chance of successful outcome fall by 7-10%
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The term chain of survival is used to describe the important links that should be in place for improved outcome after cardiac arrest. Early recognition of critically ill patient( chest pain or sob)- and getting help may prevent cardiac arrest or if the patient has arrested to call 999. Early CPR will slow down the deterioration of brain and heart. Brain afftected after 4 mts of cardiac arrest and brain death in about 7 minutes. Early debrillation - aim to attempt defibrilllation within 5 mts of collapse. Advanced life support once the help arrives. The chain is only as strong as the weakest link; all 4 links in this chain should be strong.
Approach safely
Check response
Shout for help
Open airway
Check breathing
Call999
30 chest compressions
2 rescue breaths
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Shake shoulders gently
Ask “Are you all right?”
If he responds• Leave as you find him.
• Find out what is wrong.
• Reassess regularly.
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Look, listen and feel for NORMAL breathing
Check breathing
Occurs shortly after the heart stops in up to 40% of cardiac arrests
Described as barely, heavy, noisy or gasping breathing
Mild obstruction - encourage him to cough and do nothing else. IF severe obstruction and conscious- Start with back blows( back blows and abdominal thrusts increase the intrathoracic pressure and expels FB from the airway.) Stand to the side and behind the victim. With one hand support his chest and lean him forward so the FB when it is dislodged will fall forward and not further down the airway. WIth the heel of the other hand give sharp blow in between the shoulder blades. Aim is to relieve the obstruction with each blow and may not need all 5 back blows- check after each blow whether it is dislodged. If no response to the 5 back blows- try adbominal thrusts- Heimlich maneovre. Clench the fist and place between sternum and umbilicus. Grasp this hand with the other hand and pull sharply inwards and upwards. Repeat upto 5 times. Keep alternating back blows and abd thrusts If patient looses consciousness at any point BLS
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This algorithm for health care professionals with a duty to respond.- lay people are taught to follow the same as adult algorithm. Ensure personal safety. Check for response- gently stimulate the child. If no response shout for help. Open the airway- head tilt /chinlift followed by look listen and feel for breathing for 10 seconds. If not breathing normally give 5 rescue breaths. maintain headtilt /chinlift Pinch the nose with the thumb and index finger of the hand on the forehead. blow into the mouth over 1-1.5 sec to see chest rising- move back and wait for chest to fall. in very small babies may have to breath into the nose and mouth making a good seal. Repeat 4 times. Assess signs of life- Look for any movement- was there any cough or gag response during rescue breaths. Pulse palpation is not reliable - can check for carotid pulse in child over 1 yr and brachial pulse for infant- femoral pulse for any child. If no signs of life- start chest compression- place the hand a finger breadth above xiphisternum. 2 finger in infant- one hand for small child and 2 hands for older child. depth - atleast one third of the depth of the chest- about 4 cm in the infant and 5 cm in a child. 100-120 /mt 15 :2 BLS for one minute before going to call for help if you are on your own.- if other people around get help early on
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Paediatric FBAO Treatment
Ineffective cough Effective cough
Encourage coughContinue to checkfor deteriorationto ineffectivecoughor relief ofobstruction
babies under 1 year
children over 1 year
If at any point the child becomes unconscious, commence CPR
5 back blows5 abdominal thrusts
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In infant give back blows- support infant in head down prone position deliver back blows with the heel of one hand in between the shoulder blades. checking if obstruction relieved after each blow. Give upto 5 back blows if obstruction not relieved give chest thrusts- turn infant to supine position but still keep head down- give chest thrust along the lower sternum about a finger breadth above xiphisternum- give upto 5 chest thrusts. Similar to chest compressions but sharper in nature and delivered at slower rate. ( these manoeuvres increase intrathoracic pressure and dislodge foreign body) In children over 1 yr- stand or kneel behind the child and lean the child forwards- give sharp blows to the back in between the shoulder blades. if obstruction not relieved after back blows -give abdominal thrusts stand or kneel behind the child. clench your fist and place it between the umbilicus and xiphisternum grasp this hand with other hand and pull sharply inwards and upwards repeat upto 5 times
Manual defibs- where you have to analyse the rhythm and shock if needed- mainly in hospitals. All AED analyse the rhythm and determine the need for shock. Fully automatic AED administers the shock without the need for any intervention by the operator. Semi automatic AED- indicate the need for shock but is delivered by the operator.
Debrillation Defibrillation is the passage of an
electrical current of sufficient magnitude across the myocardium to depolarise a critical mass of cardiac muscle simultaneously
Enables the natural pacemaker tissue to resume control.
Successful defibrillation is defined as absence of VF/VT at 5 secs after a shock delvery.
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Defibrillation
Defibrillation success changes with time -
Minutes Elapsed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
80% chance of success
60% chance of success
20% chance of success
Virtually no chance of success
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Automated External Defibrillators
Factors Affecting Defibrillation
•Time between onset of VF/VT & defibrillation•Pad position
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one pad to the right of the sternum below the clavicle and the other pad in the mid axillary line -- has to be clear of any breast tissue. usually have a picture of right and left- if placed wrong way it shouldn;t be removed and replaced as it wastes time and may not adhere when reattached. needs to expose the victims chest- so needs to cut the clothing. if excessive hair which is preventing the pads from sticking can shave hair but donot delay defibrillation if razor is not available.- pads are quite sticky. In children safe to use adult AED from 8yrs onwards -- 1-8 yrs ideal to use one with paediatric pads but if not available to use adult defib. Adult defib not recememnded in under 1 yr.
Environmental Factors
•Wet areas.
•Risk of explosion- petrol stations.
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As long as there is no direct contact between the victim and the operator it is safe to use the defib- make sure chest is dry.
Safety FactorsRemove Oxygen from the vicinity of the pt
10- 15 cm away from the pacemaker- usually under the left clavicle. If pacemaker below the rt clavicle- use AP position of pads.
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DEMONSTRATE AED shake and shout. assess breathing if not breathing normally call 999 and get AED start chest compressions. as soon as AED arrives attach the pads while contining the chest compressions. Switch it on and donot touch the patient while it is analysing the rhythm. if shock indicated- ensure safety check- STAND CLEAR and press shock button. restart CPR straightaway. if shock not indicated continue CPR. assess rhythm every 2 minutes -
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