sodium-bicarbonate and Airway-Obstruction

We are currently witnessing the emergence of a physiologic approach to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The algorithms and recommendations provided by the AHA provide an excellent framework for managing cardiac emergencies. As new knowledge becomes available, these recommendations should be modified and expanded. Continued assessment of the patient is a critical factor in managing cardiac arrest. As more complex technology and newer medications crowd the resuscitation scene, it is extremely important not to lose sight of the patient and the basics of good resuscitation: airway, breathing, and circulation. Technology provides helpful adjuncts to our assessment but cannot replace direct contact with the patient and the information gathered by direct observation. Students often fix their attention on the cardiac monitor, treating the electrical activity but ignoring the patient. Only by bringing together our observations from the patient, the laboratory, and our diagnostic tools will our knowledge of resuscitation develop to the point where we can improve survival from cardiac arrest.

Topics: Airway Obstruction; American Heart Association; Bicarbonates; Bretylium Tosylate; Calcium; Catheterization; Electric Countershock; Esophagus; Heart Arrest; Humans; Intubation; Respiration, Artificial; Resuscitation; Sodium; Sodium Bicarbonate; United States

Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation refers to those measures used to restore ventilation and circulation in children. This article defines how cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants, children, and adolescents differs from cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and delineates the drugs and dosages to be used in the resuscitation of pediatric patients.

Topics: Adolescent; Airway Obstruction; Aminophylline; Atropine; Bicarbonates; Blood Circulation; Bretylium Tosylate; Calcium; Child; Child, Preschool; Dobutamine; Dopamine; Electric Countershock; Epinephrine; Heart Massage; Humans; Infant; Insulin; Intubation, Intratracheal; Isoproterenol; Lidocaine; Nitroprusside; Norepinephrine; Oxygen; Resuscitation; Sodium Bicarbonate; Ventricular Fibrillation

Topics: Airway Obstruction; Bicarbonates; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Electric Countershock; Heart Arrest; Humans; Intraoperative Complications; Intubation, Intratracheal; Respiration, Artificial; Resuscitation; Sodium Bicarbonate

Topics: Airway Obstruction; Assisted Circulation; Bicarbonates; Calcium; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronary Artery Bypass; Electric Countershock; Emergency Medical Services; Epinephrine; Heart Arrest; Heart Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Respiration, Artificial; Resuscitation; Sodium Bicarbonate

Topics: Acidosis; Airway Obstruction; Apgar Score; Bicarbonates; Blood Transfusion; Calcium Gluconate; Heart Massage; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn; Resuscitation; Shock; Sodium Bicarbonate; Time Factors

Topics: Airway Obstruction; Atropine; Bicarbonates; Calcium; Child; Electric Countershock; Epinephrine; Humans; Resuscitation; Sodium; Sodium Bicarbonate; Ventricular Fibrillation

Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Airway Obstruction; Asthma; Bicarbonates; Drug Therapy; Geriatrics; Humans; Injections; Injections, Intravenous; Sodium Bicarbonate; Water-Electrolyte Balance