Cardiac Care
The cardiac care topic brings together a range of resources, articles, education, training and safety tips for EMS providers to be prepared to treat patients suffering from cardiac arrest and chest pain.
Learn and follow these steps to accurately auscultate blood pressure quickly and easily
Mitigate NIBP and auscultating innacuracies by watching the plethysmography waveform on your pulse oximeter and noting the mean arterial pressure
Steve Whitehead shares the most important number on your cardiac monitor
Willie Hatchett collasped next to where Atlanta Police Officer Melina Lim was stationed
First responders prepare for closing of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.
San Diego County officials set a big goal in improving their cardiac arrest survival rate
The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident
San Diego Fire-Rescue Dispatcher Juliana Rubio has been on the job for 36 years and the reunion with the Haskins was only the second time a patient sought her out
A Newton paramedic and Kingston EMT performed CPR on the firefighter and regained a pulse
Jeffrey Weber put his hands on Chris Wessels’ chest and remembered actor Steve Carell singing the Bee Gee’s song
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Matt DeCesare went to help Tom Pepe with the only training being the rhythm of the song “Stayin’ Alive”
Heart block recognition and treatment present a challenge in EMS education
“Instead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.”
After dropping Empress EMS, the Kingston Fire Department has placed one ALS unit in service and aims to have a second in service
Clinicians should be aware of how ventricular-assist devices work and what distress signs to look for in patients
Officials identify several reasons for patient surge in Oahu emergency departments
Paramedics faced a complex rescue on a popular trail near Cajon Pass
Bruce Seidel refers to the Mason City crew as the “The Fearsome Foursome”
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
Tom Jansen was able to personally thank the EMTs from the new Norway department that responded to his emergency
Seven departments were involved in locating, treating and transporting the 72-year-old hunter in cardiac arrest
A team effort was saluted in the successful treatment of a Upper Gwynedd resident
“Because of these first responders’ quick team efforts, the patient was revived — and after hospitalization, fully recovered,” Police Chief David said
The VenTrainer app enables new training opportunities in the world of mechanical ventilation
Kern County Medic Squad 63 had ROSC with a cardiac arrest patient prior to transport
Help student paramedics identify CHF, Curare cleft and ROSC in capnography waveforms, and develop a treatment plan
Medic Squad 63 of Kern County Fire Department resuscitated a cardiac arrest patient before transporting them to the hospital
The VT Select helps providers control both rate and volume
What the research says about calcium in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
How to protect yourself and your patients, and take action
POCUS, ECG and assessment findings to look for to avoid the RV spiral of death
Montgomery County Hospital District shares their findings trialing carotid ultrasound during CPR to enhance cardiac arrest response
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