firemedic0227
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Tones go off for a Code 99 Patient (CPR In Progress). I was on the engine and we are not ALS equipped. We get to the location and run into the building where the patient is found. The Patient is awake but not orientated. We see a nurse kneeling next to the patient trying to obtain a BP. She states that when she found the patient he was laying on the ground and had no pulse and not breathing. She stated she did one round of CPR and did 2 breaths at that time the patient came to and pushed her off his chest. She said his blood pressure was 140/100ish. We attached a pulse ox probe on the patient while we were waiting for the ALS Ambulance to arrive O2 sats were 96 on 3L NC. His heart rate was 137 and regular.
From my experience this just doesn't seem right. Is it normal for a Code Patient to come around after one round of CPR to a heart rate of 137 and a normal(ish) BP? Is it possible that the patient vagaled down so much that his heart rate became so low that she wasn't able to feel a pulse and to where it looks like the patient isn't breathing?
From my experience this just doesn't seem right. Is it normal for a Code Patient to come around after one round of CPR to a heart rate of 137 and a normal(ish) BP? Is it possible that the patient vagaled down so much that his heart rate became so low that she wasn't able to feel a pulse and to where it looks like the patient isn't breathing?