You are contacted on the bat phone about a 45-year-old man in cardiac arrest with an ETA of 10 minutes.
On arrival he has been in arrest for 30 minutes and remains in VF. He is on a mechanical CPR device, intubated, has received five shocks, adrenaline 1 mg three times and amiodarone 450 mg.
List eight factors that are good pre-hospital prognostic indicators in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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What other drug would you consider next for the arrhythmia?
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During CPR the end-tidal CO2 rises from 15 to 45 mmHg. Explain this physiologically and how it would alter your management.
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The patient then starts biting on the endotracheal tube. How would you manage the ongoing resuscitation?
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