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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cardiac arrest in pregnancy requires CPR with left uterine displacement.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Unresponsive pregnant woman not breathing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Collapse third trimester or any trimester arrest.
Scene hazards: Two patients, Aspiration
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 speaker phone. Start compressions center chest.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Second rescuer pulls uterus firmly to patient left side.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — AED analyze — resume compressions immediately after shock advice.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Switch compressor every 2 minutes if multiple rescuers.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 maternal arrest weeks pregnant compressions ongoing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Request obstetric team meet ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Target same CPR goals as non-pregnant.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — ROSC then left tilt and fetal monitoring urgent.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT delay compressions for pelvic exam.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT withhold AED from pregnancy.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not do CPR on pregnant women — hurts the baby
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Maternal arrest without CPR kills both. Modified CPR is recommended standard.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dual death from withheld compressions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Supine uterus compresses vena cava reducing CPR effectiveness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Maternal circulation is fetal circulation — save mother saves baby.