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** Attempt to rouse patient |
** Attempt to rouse patient |
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** Confirm cardiovascular arrest |
** Confirm cardiovascular arrest |
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*** Monitored: 5 minutes of asystole |
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*** Non-monitored: absent heart sounds and carotid pulse |
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** Confirm respiratory arrest |
** Confirm respiratory arrest |
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*** Look, listen, and feel for respirations |
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** Confirm neurological death |
** Confirm neurological death |
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*** Assess pupil size and absence of corneal reflex |
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* Document time that examination is completed |
* Document time that examination is completed |
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* Arrange the patient unless it is a coroner's case |
* Arrange the patient unless it is a coroner's case |
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 5 August 2020
Definition
- Cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological arrest
Management
- Identify patient
- Confirm death
- Attempt to rouse patient
- Confirm cardiovascular arrest
- Monitored: 5 minutes of asystole
- Non-monitored: absent heart sounds and carotid pulse
- Confirm respiratory arrest
- Look, listen, and feel for respirations
- Confirm neurological death
- Assess pupil size and absence of corneal reflex
- Document time that examination is completed
- Arrange the patient unless it is a coroner's case
- Inform the family
- Ask about autopsy and organ donation
- Document examination in chart, including that next of kin was informed
- Fill out paperwork
- Call coroner if
- Coroner's case if manner of death is not natural
- Accident or trauma
- Suicide
- Homicide
- Unexplained
- Autopsy is requested
- You are unsure
- Coroner's case if manner of death is not natural
- Dictate a note CC'ed to the family physician
