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Who has protocols for sedation of patients who gain conscious during CPR?
This is only something I've read about briefly, but last night it happened.
We had a patient in torsades, and became semiconscious during CPR, enough to grunt when the Lucas did compressions.
I called for an order, and requested and gave Versed. We do carry Ketamine, but I didn't think about it because it's honestly a new medication for me and I'm not super familiar with it. Retrospectively, it seems like it might be a safer choice, but the patient did surprisingly well with the versed.
This is only something I've read about briefly, but last night it happened.
We had a patient in torsades, and became semiconscious during CPR, enough to grunt when the Lucas did compressions.
I called for an order, and requested and gave Versed. We do carry Ketamine, but I didn't think about it because it's honestly a new medication for me and I'm not super familiar with it. Retrospectively, it seems like it might be a safer choice, but the patient did surprisingly well with the versed.