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.
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
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.”
Harness a passion for care to identify improvement opportunities in clinical specialty areas and propose change
The lawsuit claims workers waited about 25 minutes before calling 911 after Thomas Becker fell ill, even though there’s a fire station about a half-mile away
The officers used an AED found in all Newburyport police cruisers to revive a woman whose heart stopped beating shortly before she crashed her car
Brad Carroll and Jerry Donaldson received the STEMI Star Award after identifying and treating a STEMI patient within 18 minutes
Officers Austin Battcher, Ben Norris and Jesse Bratcher gave 6-week-old Avery CPR after her parents called 911
Three firefighter-paramedics were stopping to get coffee when they were stopped by a friend of Janice Winter, who was about to go into cardiac arrest
Know when to stop, how much assistance to provide and how to hand off patient care to responding authorities
Johnny McCabe was treated by the fire chief and his fellow firefighters after he collapsed
Do you know the most current protocols for treating arrhythmia, cardiac arrest and other heart conditions?
Tom Ridge, the first secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security and a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, advocates for EMS at NAEMSP 2019 Annual Meeting
Paramedic Del Black and EMT Gregg Shearer were training museum employees in CPR when Don Mahoney collapsed while volunteering at the same place
Fire department officials said the passengers made a split-second decision to leap from the moving vehicle in order to avoid crashing into trees
The research aims to show that the gas known as xenon lessens brain injury in successfully resuscitated cardiac arrest patients
A man who experienced cardiac arrest at his home is alive today thanks to his wife, who started CPR as she waited for first responders to arrive
Firefighters, EMS providers and police officers surprised the Pierro family with gifts and well wishes a month after 6-year-old Kierra underwent cardiac arrest
Eleven first responders were recognized for saving the life of Janice Gangloff, who suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on her bedroom floor
North Coventry Fire Department volunteer EMT Ron Hodgkins was saved by his colleagues, including his wife who is also an EMT, when he suffered a heart attack
An Apple Watch update can detect abnormal heart rhythms and even call 911 for the user; learn how it works
Officer Nikki Hotz wasn’t supposed to be working the day she responded to a call about an unresponsive man
The latest update for Apple Watches includes the ECG app, which checks for irregular heart rhythms
Address protocols for all the institutions involved across the continuum of care to initiate definitive treatment for STEMI patients
A lawyer suing Dr. Jennifer Jones said she should have called 911 and told the ambulance to rush patient Christie Miville to the hospital with lights and sirens
The flipped classroom is an inquiry-based learning strategy designed to improve student engagement, discovery and outcomes
Every year starts with good intentions. Make this one filled with real world positive change
Researchers who looked at thousands of 911 calls found that response times for cardiac arrest incidents in low-income areas are 10 percent longer
Greg Reed said he was taking the long way to work on a random impulse when he came upon Kenneth Beck, who had suffered a heart attack while driving
Greg and Laurie Chuppe are advocating for more people to learn CPR after Greg saved Laurie when she went into cardiac arrest
San Antonio Fire Department David Nielsen was dispatched to his father’s home, who was in cardiac arrest when Nielsen arrived
Tips for training EMS providers on interpreting a 12-lead, from studying EKG renderings and understanding their clinical significance
Anyone who downloads the app agrees to share their location via GPS and receive alerts when someone in a public place is in need of resuscitation
