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1. Brady pt next steps to assess and tx est IV access
2. Brady pt...assess tx maintain the airway and admin oxygen if needed
3. Brady pt....assess Tx obtain 12 lead ECG
4. pt with poor perfusion, what do you ad- Administer atropine 1mg IV
min?
5. Pt did not respond to atropine, what *admin epinephrine 2 to 10mcg per minute in-
options to Tx pt? fusion
*initiate transcutaneous pacing
*admin dopamine 5 to 20mcg/kg/ min infusion
6. Pt not responding... what should you *prepare for transvenous pacing
consider? *seek expert consultation
7. Tachy pt... what's the initial interven- *attach a 12 lead ECG
tion? *Maintain a patent airway & monitor
8. Megacode: pt awake n alert.Pt feels she **monitor HR n VS
may pass out. Initial steps? **ABCs
**est IV
**ECG
9. Megacode: pt's brady. 1st line drug? Atropine
10. Megacode: You admin 1mg bolus of At- **attach electrodes
ropine -ineffective. Prepare transcuta- **ideally admin sedative n analgesic to conscious
neous pacing. The steps to follow.... pts
**set the current (milliamperes)
**set demand rate
**turn the pacer on
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