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VETERINARY CPR- BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
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VETERINARY CPR- BASIC LIFESUPPORT (BLS)
Based on RECOVER guidelines - answer1. Understand the difference between BLS
and ALS
2. Review ABCs
3. Identify roles of the CPR team
4. Understand three different chest confirmations and where to center chest
compressions based on confirmation
5. Identify monitors and equipment needed for effective CPR
6. To start fluids or not to start fluids?
7. BLS order of events
8. BLS demonstration
9. BLS practice
Basics of BLS - answer●Basic Life Support can be performed alone, but ideally, a four-
person team is needed
● Important to remember that your goal is to support animal until ROSV and/or ROSC
are achieved or ALS is initiated
● BLS includes the basic concepts of ventilation and chest compressions (the ABCs)
ROSV= return of spontaneous ventilation
ROSC= return of spontaneous circ
ALS (Advanced Life Support) - answer●Occurs once a full team is assembled and BLS
has not achieved desired result
●Treatment is based on ECG and ETCO2 readings
● Includes drugs and defibrillation in addition to BLS
●BLS often includes specific drugs- Epinephrine (or Vasopressin) and Atropine
** Drug doses and the RECOVER CPR algorithm can be found on the CPR posters- be
sure you knowyour patient's weight in kg!
The ABC's - Why it is important - answer●Easy to assume that a lateral,unresponsive
patient is dead
●Important to check the ABCs before CPR is initiated
●In animals, respiratory system usually fails before the circulatory system
● Don't want to intubate or start chest compressions if not needed
●Can cause injuries!
Now that you have identified that BLS is needed- what is step 1? - answerCALL FOR
HELP
●Single person BLS is possible, but only appropriate for a very short amount of time
●Owners enroute to the hospital can perform single person CPR
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