Have emergency equipment/medications available.
Sudden coronary occlusion, lethal dysrhythmias, extension of infarct, and unrelenting pain are situations that may precipitate cardiac arest, requiring immediate life-saving therapies/transfer to CCU.
Collaborative
Administer supplemental oxygen, as indicated
increases amount of oxygen available for myocardial uptake, reducing ischemia and resultant cellular irritation/dysrhythmias.
measured Measure cardiac output and other functional parameters as appropriate
Cardiac index, preload/afterload, contractility, and cardiac work can be and other noninvasively with thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) technique. Useful in functional parameters as evaluating response to therapeutic interventions and identifying need for more appropriate. aggressive emergency care.