What is considered a round in a cardiac arrest code?

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Hi everyone,

When is it considered one full round during a code? At what point does the one round end? And at what point does the second round begin during a cardiac arrest?

Thank you.

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A round of drinks comes after the code! Not really sure what you're asking. I've been involved with lots of code and never have I heard anything referred to as round one/round two

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One 'cycle' of CPR is one round of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths. I always assumed round two starts with the next set of compressions.

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For example, when someone says "we coded the patient eight rounds". I wasn't sure what one round meant? Is one round considered one cycle of cpr? Thanks again.

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A round of CPR would be 4 cycles of 30 compressions/2 ventilations, or about 2 minutes. A round of epinephrine eould be one dose, or 3 to 5 minutes.

You could apply this to pulse checks, other medications, etc.

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Thank you!

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A round of CPR would be 4 cycles of 30 compressions/2 ventilations, or about 2 minutes. A round of epinephrine eould be one dose, or 3 to 5 minutes.

You could apply this to pulse checks, other medications, etc.

I thought it was 5 cycles? No?!

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I thought it was 5 cycles? No?!

Oops! Don't know what I was thinking.

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Specializes in MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery.

I've heard it used with "when was our last round of epi?" so that we know when we can give the next one.

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I have seen it used as each reapeat of Epi completes a round. That is the most repeated drug, others like atropine, lidocaine etc get given in between the epi but start to vary more the longer the code goes on !

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.

If someone said "we coded them for eight rounds", I would assume they got eight doses of epi at 3-5 minute intervals (along with everything else that happens in those 3-5 minute "rounds". Epi dosing kind of sets the rhythm of a code, in my mind.

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If someone said "we coded them for eight rounds", I would assume they got eight doses of epi at 3-5 minute intervals (along with everything else that happens in those 3-5 minute "rounds". Epi dosing kind of sets the rhythm of a code, in my mind.

That's how I hear it used too - - "we've done 4 rounds of epi..."

I've never heard anyone use "rounds" in terms of cycles of compressions/ventilations.

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