In the event of cardiorespiratory arrest, Basic and Advanced Live Support guidelines must be followed, with the following modifications: use epinephrine in a dose of less than 1 mcg/kg, avoid the use of vasopressin as well as the use of lidocaine as anti-arrhythmic; also, it is important to remember that it may be a long resuscitation process lasting perhaps more than 1 h.
En caso de paro cardiorrespiratorio, se debe seguir las guías de soporte vital básico y avanzado con las modificaciones de usar epinefrina en dosis menores de 1 µg/kg, evitar el uso de vasopresina, evitar el uso de lidocaína como antiarrítmico y recordar que puede ser una reanimación prolongada, incluso mayor de una hora.