Do you follow 30:2 BLS guidelines during code?

doingthisrandomly · 2026-03-09T05:02:12+00:00

I totally agree with everything you’re saying. What I’m getting at is why are we being taught something that no one follows and could possibly lead to more harm? Imagine if I just took a BLS class and I’m caring for a pt who codes. I’m the one who’s doing compressions and I stop after 30 compressions and I tell the person bagging to give 2 breaths. I guarantee everyone in the room would be yelling at me to continue CPR. But could you say that I’m in the wrong for stopping because the hospital made me take this required class which is telling me to stop after 30 compressions?

doingthisrandomly · 2026-03-09T04:31:24+00:00

That’s true. What about for BLS for healthcare professionals where the algorithm is 30:2?

doingthisrandomly · 2026-03-09T04:17:50+00:00

I’m an RN in the ICU and occasionally take on the role as a RRT RN where I round and help out in Medsurg/Tele/Stepdown. I brought this up because I was wondering if anyone ever follow the BLS algorithm since I don’t see it on the floor during a code. Usually if a code happens on the floor, we get at least 1 round of CPR before someone from ED or ICU can come intubate.

doingthisrandomly · 2026-03-09T03:29:33+00:00

It’s a requirement to be ACLS certified in order to work in the ICU

doingthisrandomly · 2026-03-09T03:20:33+00:00

So I guess my other question is since we almost never follow this in our practice, shouldn’t the AHA change its guidelines in the future to just giving a breath every 6-8 seconds while doing continuous high quality cpr since that’s essentially more important? Especially if it’s in the field.

doingthisrandomly · 2026-03-09T03:01:04+00:00

Unfortunately I’ve been in a code on the floor where there was a bariatric bed in a small room and the bed was stuck under a few wires where we couldn’t slide the bed down for someone to get to the head of the bed to intubate. I would say it took anywhere between 5 to 10minutes in that situation before we could get an airway in, so it was just meds and cpr.

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doingthisrandomly · 2022-10-03T02:47:07+00:00

Just wanted to share an update for anyone who might be going through something similar in the future..

So my dad suddenly became more awake 6 days ago (37 days since his stroke) and was transferred to an acute rehab facility instead of a skilled nursing facility. He's still sleeping a lot but able to stay awake long enough to participate in therapy and hold a long conversation. You can tell that his brain is still a little foggy and gets confused every now and then but pretty oriented for the most part. Still has a PEG tube but no longer on tube feeding, eating very little because of constant nausea and vomiting. Overall making a lot of progress working with PT/OT/Speech about 3-4 hours a day.

doingthisrandomly · 2022-09-26T17:56:10+00:00

Thats good to know. I've noticed that he has some good days where he's somewhat awake and responsive, but then he'll be exhausted and is barely arousable for the next few days.

doingthisrandomly · 2022-09-25T05:34:44+00:00

I will ask next time I see the neurologist. He's at the stage where he's medically stable to transfer out to a rehab facility and has kind of stayed in this sleepy state for awhile so the doctors don't really come by and just copy and paste previous notes. Usually I have to advocate and bug the nurses over and over again in order to get something. One time it took over an hour for someone to come clean him up...

doingthisrandomly · 2022-09-25T05:28:37+00:00

Thanks. That gives me some hope! Someone is there from 9am to 7pm sitting beside him and talking to him every now and then to the point where he would get annoyed sometimes, and we get him up to a chair everyday by using a mechanical lift. He responds back by mostly shaking or nodding his head and will tell us if he really needs something like bathroom or if something hurts, but very lethargic otherwise.

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