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.
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The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to assist EMS while transporting Floyd after his arrest
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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
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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
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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
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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
In this episode, our co-hosts speak with Hilton Head (South Carolina) Fire Department EMS Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet about how his organization is preparing for the pandemic
3 takeaways from the FDNY order to not transport cardiac arrest patients if they cannot be resuscitated in the field
EMS providers will be required to comply with the binding order, as hospital and ambulance resources are overstretched due to COVID-19
Manatee County (Fla.) EMS providers received six “Phoenix Awards” this month and reunited with two cardiac arrest survivors
The fire department said they believed an ambulance had already been sent, but it was sent to the wrong location
A team of researchers and physicians developed a format for reviewing and reforming CPR practices to improve cardiac arrest survival rates
Oak Creek Firefighter-Paramedic Michael Wargolet stopped on the side of the road to perform CPR on the three-month-old
The Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) Study – a must read for EMS, investigates cardiac arrest, major trauma and respiratory distress
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The Life EMS providers were presented with awards yesterday while being reunited with the patients they saved
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