Cardiac Care
Explore our comprehensive directory of articles on Cardiac Care in EMS, tailored to support professionals in assessing, treating, and managing cardiac emergencies. This collection covers essential topics such as ECG interpretation, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and the latest heart attack and arrhythmia management protocols. Mastering cardiac care is crucial for improving patient outcomes in life-threatening situations. For related content, check out our resources on Emergency Medical Procedures. Stay informed and enhance your skills in cardiac care with our expert-driven content.
Waveform capnography provides real-time feedback that BLS providers can use to make treatment decisions and improve care
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Learn and follow these steps to accurately auscultate blood pressure quickly and easily
In some cases, our medical monitoring equipment alert is the precursor to a rapidly deteriorating patient who appears normal
EMS providers have a key role in initial emergency care for pediatric patients with sepsis
3 EMS lessons from Minneapolis: EMS duty to the patient, even in uncomfortable situations
Targeting the most common chief complaints and deadly diagnoses to consider in prehospital medicine
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University of Washington EMS physicians and researchers analyzed data from more than 1,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the Seattle area
The mother of Davidson County Rescue Squad Paramedic Richard Montgomery reports that he died from a severe anaphylactic reaction after a bite or sting while on a call
Northwest EMS Paramedic Doug Zima, a 26-year EMS veteran, died Saturday
Understanding the sequelae of traumatic asphyxia, strangulation and positional asphyxia
Hennepin Healthcare EMS Chief Marty Scheerer said he believes paramedics did everything right but may not have initially known the severity of Floyd’s condition
The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to assist EMS while transporting Floyd after his arrest
Triage burn victims for inhalation injury and fluid administration by putting these four pieces of the puzzle together
The SAM IO Intraosseous Access System was created to deliver emergency drugs or fluids when intravenous access proves difficult as a result of patient anatomy and physiology
A non-profit School Emergency Response Coalition is equipping students with life-saving emergency response training and equipment
Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest
Technological advances and training are moving hemorrhage control techniques from the battlefield to prehospital and emergency medicine
The medic is said to be in serious but stable condition after being resuscitated and transported to the hospital
Firefighters arriving to put out the fire saw the man collapse on the side of the highway and began CPR
The agency said on Facebook that those with conditions such as chest pain, high blood pressure and abnormal blood sugar shouldn’t hesitate to seek treatment
Examining the airway management studies findings on 72-hour survival, ROSC, survival to discharge and favorable neurologic status at discharge
Davidson County Rescue Squad Safety Officer Richard Montgomery went into cardiac arrest while assisting two other agencies on a cardiac arrest call
The state department of health had issued instructions last week to not attempt to resuscitate cardiac arrest patients who don’t have a pulse
MedStar in Fort Worth, Texas, said significant decreases in response volume and transports could mean patients are reluctant to seek help during medical emergencies
The chief medical officer of data company ESO said stroke and heart attack patients may be transporting themselves or not seeking treatment
Robert Murray Jr, NRP, MS, shares the components of a waveform and common capnography pitfalls
A paper published in the Journal of Rural Health calls for changes to paramedic scopes of practice for airway and ventilator management in response to COVID-19
As EMS agencies move toward multi-function devices, they are poised to save more than equipment costs. Here are 5 benefits that may surprise you.
What the ILCOR recommendations for managing infection risks during CPR and intubation of patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2 mean for EMS
EMS providers will be ordered to wait five minutes after reviving a patient to see if their heart stops again before transporting them
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