A discussion of the causes of cardiac arrest, including the classic 'Hs & Ts' along with some you may not have considered


Ischemia / Structural / Electrical model from
Tamis-Holland JE, Menon V, Johnson NJ, Kern KB, Lemor A, Mason PJ, et al. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Management of the Comatose Adult Patient With an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023;
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/...

ERC Guidelines
Soar J, Böttiger BW, Carli P, Couper K, Deakin CD, Djärv T, et al. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Adult advanced life support. Resuscitation. 2021;161:115–51.
https://www.cprguidelines.eu/assets/g...

AHA Guidelines
Highlights of the 2020 American Heart Association's Guidelines for CPR and ECC
https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/cpr-fil...

The 5 C's
Mommers L, Slagt C. Introducing the C's in CPR. Resuscitation. 2022 Apr;173:101-102. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.02.022
https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/...

Hypoglycaemia
Reno CM, Daphna-Iken D, Chen YS, VanderWeele J, Jethi K, Fisher SJ. Severe Hypoglycemia–Induced Lethal Cardiac Arrhythmias Are Mediated by Sympathoadrenal Activation. Diabetes. 2013;62(10):3570–81.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...