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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Asystole


Note: If ? that V. fib is present, then consider Defibrillate Algorithm for Asystole: Continue CPR | Establish IV Access | Epinephrine, 1:10,000, 0.5-1.0 mg IV Push q 5' | Intubate as Soon as Posible | Atropine 0.5-1.0 mg - repeat in 5' | bicarbonate: 1mEq/kg followed by 0.5 mg/kg q10' | Consider Cardiac Pacing A Comparison of Vasopressin and Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.