A 60-year-old man has an in-hospital cardiac arrest on the ward. The arrest team arrives to find him unresponsive with no pulse. The monitor shows ven...

Question

A 60-year-old man has an in-hospital cardiac arrest on the ward. The arrest team arrives to find him unresponsive with no pulse. The monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. CPR is in progress. According to Resuscitation Council UK 2021 ALS guidelines, what is the correct sequence of actions?

Accepted Answer

Defibrillate immediately at 150J biphasic, then resume CPR for 2 minutes

Answer

Administer IV adrenaline 1 mg, then defibrillate

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Perform CPR for 2 minutes, then rhythm check, then defibrillate

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Defibrillate at 360J monophasic, administer adrenaline, then commence CPR

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Intubate the patient before attempting defibrillation

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Cardiac Arrest

A 60-year-old man has an in-hospital cardiac arrest on the ward. The arrest team arrives to find him unresponsive with no pulse. The monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. CPR is in progress. According to Resuscitation Council UK 2021 ALS guidelines, what is the correct sequence of actions?