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Since I recieved so many questions regarding #COVID19 related changes to the life support algorithms from @American_Heart here is a summary of the changes:
1. Emphasis on PPE prior to any patient contact, staff safety takes priority here.
1. Emphasis on PPE prior to any patient contact, staff safety takes priority here.
2. In adult resus, consider appropriateness of resus, if not likely to survive, do not attempt.
3. Ventilation should always be done with a bag-valve mask with a HEPA filter ( picture attached)
3. Ventilation should always be done with a bag-valve mask with a HEPA filter ( picture attached)
4. A tight Seal to face while using BVM should be maintained to avoid dispersing of aerosols during ventilation/compressions.
5. In Adult ACLS algorithm, intubation should take precedence after the first AED analysis/Shock
5. In Adult ACLS algorithm, intubation should take precedence after the first AED analysis/Shock
6. Intubation should only be attempted if likely to be successful to avoid unnecessary dispersing of aerosols. Use the intubation tool that is most likely to succeed and preferably always use video guided intubation.
Follow link for quick guide on ventilation/oxygenation of covid19 patients from @American_Heart , https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/cpr-files/resources/covid-19-resources-for-cpr-training/oxygenation-and-ventilation-of-covid-19-patients/ovcovid_mod2_airwymgmt_200401_ed.pdf?la=en&hash=F635CB4126F9A8617ECDA8706E1A8A0D273E36B5 hope this thread was helpful!
