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.
“Whatever you don’t bring is what you’re going to need,” one commenter wrote
Lessons from a bystander responder and co-survivor of SCA, Kristin Flanary – Lady Glaucomflecken, lifesaver, CPR champion and keynote extraordinaire
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
Elise Fellows, 85, was celebrating her birthday at Irvine Improve when she lost consciousness and slumped over before the show began
Each team member has a job, including one to do compressions, one to ventilate and another to medicate
EMS can be a major player in clinical medicine, operational delivery and healthcare changes, decreasing morbidity and mortality
John and Denise Smyth were on their way to see family when John began having a heart attack in the car
Kevin Kendrick thanked Cypress Creek EMS who saved him after he collapsed while at an urgent care center
A paradigm shift for EMS in the era of large vessel occlusion stroke draws on success of prehospital STEMI assessment and care
Greg Rodevick and Rich Eldridge responded to a knee injury when Ty Solomon collapsed in the bench area of the arena
Paramedics said responders’ actions kept Chief Al Buck’s blood flowing until he could receive hospital treatment
The inmates fake a serious medical emergency and sign out of hospitals before doctors can see them
Gia Smith, who is a nurse and CEO of Central Valley Specialty Hospital, jumped into action when a fellow passenger suffered from a heart attack
The American Heart Association announced the first change to the standards in 14 years, tightening the guidelines to include millions more American adults
Crews were able to successfully resuscitate 83 percent of the time, compared to an 11 percent national average
The three EMS providers rushed to help the girl after her father and grandfather brought her to the station
Only 39 percent of women suffering cardiac arrest in a public place were given CPR versus 45 percent of men
Learn more about high-quality, high-performance CPR
Updated CPR guidelines issued by the American Heart Association say that dispatchers should be able to give compression-only CPR instructions over the phone
Noah Gauthier was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by Acadian Ambulance for helping a man who had a heart attack while driving and crashed in the ditch
The University of Minnesota is researching how they can equip ambulances with the latest imaging and heart-lung bypass technology
Shawn Betts was helping a woman who had fallen when he suffered supraventricular tachycardia and was diagnosed with a rare heart defect
Researchers found that cardiac arrest survival rates remain low in the U.K. due to the lack of knowledge and skills to perform CPR
The messaging app is used to send diagnostic electrocardiograms directly to hospital cath labs
“Right now we do not have a way to tie in where AEDs are during a 911 call,” performance manager Mark Chandler said
Paramedic Matt Harrison used forceps to grab the fish, although its “barbs and gills were getting stuck on the way back up”
Len Glazier was gripping a running lawnmower when Courtney Melanson saw him laying on the ground
After the death of Eric Shannon, AEDs will be given to coaches during practices and games
As the man was pretending he was going to eat the fish, it wriggled free and jumped down his throat, leading to a blocked airway and cardiac arrest
A start-up called Flirtey partnered with REMSA Health to dispatch drones with portable defibrillators when 911 callers report cardiac arrest symptoms
Jimmy Weeks was working at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits when he collapsed while operating a forklift
After having her heart revived twice from a heart attack, Andrea Velez is now raising awareness in relatively young women about heart disease
You are dispatched to a report of a male patient with chest pain
