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Megacode Pulseless VF/VT Part 5 (Post Arrest Goals)

Post Arrest Goals Optimize the patient’s ventilation status ·          Avoid excessive ventilations ·          Oxygenate 10-12 breaths per minute ·          Target PETCO2 35-40 mm Hg ·          Titrate FIO2 to keep spo2 >94% ·          Avoid using ties that pass circumferentially around the patient’s neck ·          Elevate the head of the bed 30 to reduce cerebral edema and aspiration ·          Correct placement of airway monitored using waveform ·          Oxygenation monitored continuously with pulse oximetry. ·          Pao2/FIO2 ratio to follow acute lung injury ·      ...