V-Tach / V-Fib Algorithm per ACLS protocol during Code Blue [Easy to remember]

Begin CPR <———- Get Monitor, Give O₂

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Shock 120 joules if witnessed

[200 joules if unwitnessed]

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CPR for 2 Min → if Still VT or VF?

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Shock 150 joules

[continue at 200 joules if previous was 200J]

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CPR & EPINEPHRINE 1 mg for 2 Min → if Still VT or VF, Consider Advanced airway, Capnography

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Shock 200 joules

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CPR & AMIODARONE 300 mg for 2 Min → if Still VT or VF, Treat H&Ts

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Shock 200 joules

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CPR & EPINEPHRINE 1 mg for 2 Min → if Still VT or VF

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Shock 200 joules

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CPR & AMIODARONE 150 mg for 2 Min → if Still VT or VF, Treat H&Ts

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Shock 200 joules

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CPR & EPINEPHRINE 1 mg for 2 Min → if Still VT or VF

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Shock 200 joules

CPR & AMIODARONE infusion 1 mg/min, Treat H&Ts

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Easy to remember: CS2–> SC2, SC2, SC2…

C_{M, O2}S₁₂₀2 S₁₅₀C₁2 S₂₀₀C_{A300HT,1, A150HT, 1, ADripHT}2

Reference: ACLS-Cardiac-Arrest-Algorithm-2018