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.
This case study details how Naperville FD in Illinois improved survivability and ROSC rates for cardiac arrest by adopting new protocols and equipment
A study posted in JAMA finds stay and play is favorable to load and go in most cases of out of hospital cardiac arrest
Test your airway management knowledge with these 10 questions
Sure, more patients may receive ALS care faster with more medics, but are those patients better off if BLS providers are no longer proficient in actively assessing and treating patients?
AEDs are just as essential as first aid kits, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, emergency exits, sprinkler systems, and other safety equipment that costs far more and is used far less
The ruling signals an end to a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Target was liable for a customer’s cardiac arrest death because it didn’t have one of the devices
When a cardiac emergency strikes, a nearby AED can help save a life – and Physio-Control’s new database helps you find one
The 72-year-old thought the symptoms were acid reflex; he went to the hospital three hours after finishing the 7.5-mile footrace and discovered he was wrong
Receptionists turned her away when she asked them to call her an ambulance; she dug for her cell phone outside the clinic
Out of the 16 units on duty, only one was not on a call, but it was 4.5 miles away and took 13 minutes to respond
A man collapsed on a pull-up machine; another man working out had recently finished an advanced cardiovascular life support class, and put his skills to the test
The agency is stepping up after West Shore EMS’s decision to end the service
The city switched to another provider due to financial concerns and dropped calls, but Thornhurst EMS hopes to restart its BLS service
Eleven medics from Bradley County EMS spent a day working with company representatives on future improvements to the device
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the recent story about a televison station accusing EMTs of posing at an accident scene
I jogged back to the trooper and asked if I could help. I identified myself as a medic based out of Phoenix. When he replied “Thank God” I knew I should have stayed in the car.
You arrive on scene to find staff performing CPR; what are your priorities during this resuscitation?
Mission: Lifeline is an American Heart Association initiative looking to improve pre-hospital cardiac patients care
Two officers performed CPR and shocked the downed bagpiper for 5 minutes until paramedics arrived
Although it resulted in greater blood flow back to the heart, a small sample size was just one of the study’s limitations
The bill is in the Senate; proponents say public safety organizations can provide free training, but a group opposed says it will amount to “another unfunded mandate”
A chiropractor who changed his cycling route, a sheriff’s office SWAT team sniper trained in CPR and a man carrying an oxygen tank in his car for his asthmatic child all came to his aid
He fell off his bike, and is trying to find one man who performed CPR and said he was “looking a little cyanotic,” and the other man who held an oxygen mask over his face
The state tried out a new lethal injection drug combination that included 100 milligrams of midazolam
Teammate Terry Backman was there to save him, on the same field in the same park, when he collapsed from a heart attack last summer, and again last Sunday
Twenty-six minutes ticked by as medics raced around searching for the woman in distress, she was found unconscious from cardiac arrest and declared brain dead
The three year experiment to let the fire department run ALS calls is still a point of controversy despite good results
The 80-year-old woman was pronounced dead from a heart attack; morticians later found her body face down with bruises and determined she woke up and injured herself trying to free herself from the body bag
Technology like an iPhone app to locate AEDs connects non-responders to life-saving knowledge
Medics can use a new sensor and app to get ECG data on-the-fly from electrical impulses in patients’ fingertips
He had been using an external defibrillator with a batter pack, and was the first to receive an implant of the ‘no touch’ device that doesn’t touch the heart
