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.
Learn and follow these steps to accurately auscultate blood pressure quickly and easily
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Steve Whitehead shares the most important number on your cardiac monitor
In this episode, our co-hosts welcome Medtronic’s Holly Stewart, who explains the history of capnography and offers insight into its use for DKA and sepsis monitoring
Antonio Pimentel said he would have died from his heart attack last November if not for New Bedford Senior Paramedic Lacy Gomes
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A coroner said he believes the pilot most likely had a heart attack while landing the helicopter
Fire agencies in Lancaster and Bolton will collaborate to provide advanced life support services after their previous ALS provider abruptly pulled out
Firefighter-Paramedic James Axiotis was off duty when he aided a police officer having a heart attack at the gym
Our co-hosts discuss a news story out of Tennessee that could have implications for EMS providers who administer medication
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In the coming years, EMS will be engaged in even more efforts to triage patients in the field to route them to the most appropriate hospitals
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The department plans to provide nontransport advanced life support in anticipation that their county’s ambulances will be taxed responding to the next county over
Charlotte’s MEDIC deputy director explains how a proposed leave-at-home policy will be a well-researched study into giving the patient the right treatment at the right time
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Utah high school student Kennedy Hall, whose parents both died from heart attacks, has been nominated for a scholarship for her idea to assist CPR
Our co-hosts reflect on a recent emergency call to a Buffalo Wild Wings where a cleaning agent inhalant injured nine and killed one employee
Chief Steven Davis said a woman in his neighborhood knocked on his door and said her son-in-law was not breathing
Constant training, a team approach and monitoring feedback during resuscitation can increase your patients’ chances of survival and positive outcomes
Diffusing and debriefing lay responders can mitigate traumatic stress and reduce the risk of post-traumatic injury from the experience of performing CPR
The app, PulsePoint, allows users to view and receive alerts on calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services
Citizen CPR Foundation officials announced new strategies to increase the survival rate of sudden cardiac arrest victims
Investigators studied favorable neurological outcomes in cases where paramedics were randomized to use endotracheal intubation or supraglottic airways
First responders are calling the new proposed ALS policy “an attack on the fire agencies’ ability to deliver EMS to the citizens we serve”
Lake County Fire Rescue EMS Chief Dan Miller is in critical condition after experiencing cardiac arrest
A closed-loop, full-spectrum and comprehensive health information exchange validates the difference EMS makes for patient outcomes
Emergency crews heard a struggle in an adjacent room while they were performing CPR on a man who had suffered a heart attack and called the police for assistance
Montgomery County, Maryland Fire & Rescue Service’s Russell Patterson shares how process ownership is streamlining their ACS, STEMI management
Researchers have taught Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri to recognize the unique auditory signature of agonal breathing that heralds early cardiac arrest
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