Pulseless Electrical Activity - Causes

Causes

These possible causes are remembered as the 6 Hs and the 6 Ts.

• Hypovolemia
• Hypoxia
• Hydrogen ions (Acidosis)
• Hyperkalemia or Hypokalemia
• Hypoglycemia
• Hypothermia
• Tablets or Toxins (Drug overdose)
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Tension pneumothorax
• Thrombosis (Myocardial infarction)(Pulmonary embolism)
• Tachycardia
• Trauma (Hypovolemia from blood loss)