CARDIAC ARREST ALGORITHM

01 START CPR
Give Oxygen
Attach monitor / Defibrillator

02 VF/pVT YES NO 09 PEA / Asystole

CHECK RHYTHM.
03 SHOCK SHOCKABLE?

04 CPR (2 Minutes) 10 CPR (2 Minutes)

Gain IV/IO Access Gain IV/IO access

Epinephrine: 1mg every 3-5 Min
Decide: advanced airway, capnography

CHECK RHYTHM.
NO
SHOCKABLE? YES NO CHECK RHYTHM. YES
SHOCKABLE?

05 SHOCK

06 CPR (2 Minutes) 11 CPR (2 Minutes)

Epinephrine: 1mg every 3-5 Min Look for and treat reversible causes
Decide: advanced airway, capnography

CHECK RHYTHM. CHECK RHYTHM. YES

NO NO
SHOCKABLE? SHOCKABLE?
YES

07 SHOCK

If no signs of return of
08 CPR (2 Minutes) 12 spontaneous circulation
(ROSC), go to 10 or 11
GO TO 5 OR 7

Amiodarone: 300mg
Look for and treat reversible causes
If ROSC, go to Post-Cardiac Arrest Care

This Algorithm is based on the latest (2015) American Heart Association standards and guidelines.

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