Scenarios, definitive and critical treatments, and the time frame in which the treatments need to be delivered
Scenario no | Scenario description | Definitive treatment(s) | Time frame |
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For a scenario to be assigned a survival, all definitive treatments need to be accomplished within the time frame. If a definitive treatment was completed, the patient survived. Other important treatment goals, denoted with an asterisk if not completed, permit survival but are a “critical incident”. | |||
1 | Ventricular tachycardia induced dyspnea | Cardioversion | 3 minutes |
2 | Acute myocardial infarction and arrhythmia | Cardioversion | 3 minutes |
Request for chest pain team* | 3 minutes | ||
3 | Morphine overdose during patient controlled analgesia | Mask ventilation | 1 minute |
Naloxone* | 3 minutes | ||
4 | Acute stroke with mental status change | Mask ventilation | 1 minute |
Request for stroke team* | 3 minutes | ||
5 | Ventricular fibrillation | Chest compressions | 1 minute |
Mask ventilation | 1 minute | ||
Defibrillation | 3 minutes |