reversible causes of cardiac arrest
Last reviewed 01/2018
The reversible causes of cardiac arrest include four "H's":
- hypoxia
- hypovolaemia
- hyperkalaemia, hypokalaemia, other electrolyte disturbances
- hypothermia
and four "Ts":
- tension pneumothorax
- cardiac tamponade
- drug toxicity and therapeutics
- thromboembolism and other outflow obstructions