ACLS | Respiratory Arrest

💨 ACLS Deep Dive: Respiratory Arrest (With a Pulse) 🫁

1️⃣ BLS Foundation — Keep It Basic, Keep It Alive Scene safe ✅ → Check responsiveness → Shout for help 📣 → Activate emergency response 🚑 → Check breathing + pulse simultaneously (≤10 sec). 💤 If no breathing but pulse present → Respiratory Arrest. 👉 Deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds (10/min) via BVM or advanced airway. 👉 Recheck pulse every 2 minutes (5–10 sec). 👉 If pulse disappears → start CPR immediately.

2️⃣ Airway Priorities — The ABCs Still Rule 🫀 Open the airway:

• Most common obstruction = tongue fall-back.
• Use head-tilt chin-lift (no trauma) or jaw-thrust (suspected trauma). 💨 Ve ...