CPR
The emergency technique that combines chest compressions and rescue breaths to restore blood flow and oxygenation when someone's heart stops.
What is CPR?
In Kentucky EMS Protocols, shock is fundamentally a state of this inadequate delivery to tissues.
What is perfusion?
The recommended rate for performing chest compressions during CPR.
What is 100 to 120 compressions per minute?
In Kentucky EMS Protocols, control external hemorrhage and consider this intervention early for severe bleeding.
What is tourniquet? (Hemorrhage control)
This is the depth you should compress an adult's chest during CPR.
What is about 2 inches?
Kentucky EMS Protocols directs treatment of distributive shock from this condition by addressing the allergen and giving IM epinephrine.
What is anaphylaxis?
The ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths in standard adult CPR
What is 30:2?
Altered mental status, tachycardia, poor skin perfusion, or systolic blood pressure <90mmHg
What are signs of shock?
After an AED delivers a shock, you should immediately do this.
What is chest compressions?
This monitoring tool is recommended in Ky EMS shock and routine care protocols to assess ventilation and perfusion
What is capnography? (EtCO2)