Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Utah Bountiful, Utah
Description: The optimal ventilation strategy during cardiac arrest remains uncertain. However, over and under ventilation of patients in cardiac arrest is well documented. Is it time to deploy ventilators to regularize ventilation in cardiac arrest? What lessons can we take from the adoption of mechanical CPR devices? What are the options for mechanical ventilation during cardiac arrest? Can these devices be used safely and effectively to improve the treatment of cardiac arrest patients? The Salt Lake City Fire Department experience with the implementation of mechanical ventilators during cardiac arrest will be used to highlight many of these issues.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to:
Describe the pitfalls of hand-bagging for delivery of breaths during CPR
Upon completion, participant will be able to:
Explain how regularizing breath delivery during CPR may improve outcomes in cardiac arrest
Upon completion, participant will be able to:
Describe the role mechanical ventilators might provide in improving care of the cardiac arrest patient.
