when your patient arrests….CRAP yourself

For those nurses working on the wards or in non critical care areas, here is a short memory aid that I hope might be useful getting the wheels spinning until your Medical Emergency Team arrives. The important things are to Get help (I have put this second, but obviously ward alarms or a loud call for help should happen ASAP). Good quality chest compressions. Get this right and your patient has a better chance of survival. SO important. That is why I put it first. Often you see sloppy CPR being performed whilst the person performing them is trying to get themselves organised or organise others. Quality chest compressions! Get the nearest AED attached to the patient with minimal interruptions to chest compressions. Check your patient very 2 minutes.
Source: impactEDnurse - Category: Nurses Authors: Tags: clinical skills Source Type: blogs