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.
Coordinating care across EMS, the ED, cath lab, ICU and even rehabilitation can improve outcomes with ECMO
Two studies from the University of Minnesota examine early ECMO and the chain of survival
Exploring the medication and treatments that allow for the best translation of paramedic skill and experience from adult OHCA care to pediatric OHCA
Rather than delivering a lecture that reteaches existing knowledge, use the time for case review and discussion
The ambulance crashed into a deputy’s vehicle that stopped to block traffic at an intersection; the cardiac arrest patient died
More than 150 attendees took part in the half-day Resuscitation Academy presented at EMS Today
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Endotracheal intubation is a definitive method of airway control, but prehospital use may lead to complications
Her father suffered a heart attack across the street from a firehouse; the firefighters stayed put, another ambulance got lost, and the city worker died
Citing leadership failures, the town council says it asked South Windsor Ambulance Corp to add advanced life support services for years but it never happened
His wife, also a medic, said she didn’t want life support before falling into a vegetative state, but a law requires an expectant mother be kept alive until her fetus is delivered
EMTs can now provide advanced life support even if they’re assigned to basic level ambulance services
A large retrospective study shows an association between prophylactic lidocaine administration and improved outcome measures
As EMTs, we sometimes have the privilege and responsibility of helping people die
When medical devices fail, you may be required to report it so manufacturers and regulators understand the consequences
Staff called 911 when a customer went into cardiac arrest, and Marci Martellucci sprang into action until the ambulance arrived
Improving the profession of EMS may seem an impossible dream, but nothing worth achieving is easy
EMS responds to a 68-year-old male with chest discomfort. Should the treating paramedic call a Code STEMI? Part 2 of 2
While giving a lecture to her class, her heart stopped beating and she collapsed onto her desk; students called 911 and brought a defibrillator into the classroom
EMS responds to a 68-year-old male with chest discomfort. Should the treating paramedic call a Code STEMI? Part 1 of 2
Passengers immediately pulled the boy from the water and began CPR, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene
He rushed to the field and immediately began CPR on a player having a heart attack
One of the EMTs just so happened to have his medic bag; the man was taken to the hospital and officials say he suffered a seizure in the water
The two, both off-duty, performed CPR on the victim and revived her
He started chest compressions, and when the AED was brought over, the men applied it; after that, he still did not feel a pulse and restarted CPR
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