Core EM - Emergency Medicine Podcast

Episode 62.0 – VFib and Pulseless VTach

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This week we discuss the ED management of cardiac arrest with VFib and pulseless VTach.

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Tags: Cardiac Arrest, Dual Defibrillation, OHCA, Ventricular Dysrhythmias, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia
Show Notes

Take Home Points

  1. In cardiac arrest, the most important interventions are to deliver electricity quickly when it’s indicated and to administer good high-quality compressions with minimal interruptions to maximize your compression fraction.
  2. Medications like epinephrine and amiodarone have never been shown to improve good neurologic outcomes in the ACLS recommended doses. Don’t focus on them.
  3. Consider pre-charging your defibrillator to minimize pauses in CPR and maximize your chance for ROSC
  4. Finally, remember that as Emergency Physicians, we are specialists in the resuscitation of cardiac arrests. ACLS is just a starting point. Push your understanding of taking care of these patients so you can deliver the best care possible

    5. Additional Reading

    Core EM: Ventricular Tachycardia

    Core EM: A Simplified Approach to Tachydysrhythmias

    Core EM: Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Placebo in OHCA

    emDocs.net: Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest

    REBEL EM: Beyond ACLS: Pre-Charging the Defibrillator

    ACLS VFib and VTach Algorithm

    References

    Driver BE et al. Use of esmolol after failure of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation to treat patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation 2014; 85(10): 1337-41. PMID: 25033747

    Kudenchuk PJ et al. Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. NEJM. 2016; PMID: 27043165

    Laina A et al. Amiodarone and Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Cardiol 2016; 221: 780-8. PMID: 27434349


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