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.
Deprioritizing epinephrine in the order of interventions
Learn how advanced cardiac resuscitation techniques lead to increased survival in OOH cardiac arrest
Though their chief complaint of shortness of breath is the same, these patients develop dyspnea by different means
He was on duty near the airport when he went into cardiac arrest
He choked on a sandwich, passed out and went into cardiac arrest
Last year, paramedics jumpstarted 18 hearts, saving 18 lives out of the 32 they attempted to save in Lynchburg
A paramedic who took a heart attack patient to the wrong hospital before she died has been struck off for failing to provide proper care to her
Providers must first treat medical cardiac arrest patients on the scene
He did two back blows to the child, dislodging a quarter from his airway while still in the ER parking lot
Crews say the father had already started CPR on his little boy
His heart stopped beating for 10 to 15 minutes before he was resuscitated
She donated $32,000 for the purchase of two Lucas Automatic CPR devices
The 6-year-old girl suffered an open skull fracture in a severe car crash
It’s a creative approach to helping people learn the life-saving procedure
Meskerem Legesse, a runner from Ethiopia, collapsed in a restaurant
The science may be good, but the delivery may be lacking
The woman was transported to a local hospital where it was determined she had a heart attack
Pit Crew CPR is a continuous compression method, which medics will conduct until you’re revived or pronounced dead
Some bystanders performed CPR, which was a life-saving measure
Doctors were able to save the baby because of the CPR efforts both in the restaurant and in the ambulance on the way to the hospital
The boy was initially in cardiac arrest but EMTs revived him in the ambulance
CPR, defibrillator training now required to graduate high school in Rhode Island
Jerry Hemstad was umpiring a softball game Monday when he stopped his game and helped save a man’s life by administering CPR
Eutisha Rennix was six months pregnant when she collapsed from an asthma attack at a Brooklyn coffee shop in 2009
Bellevue paramedics have a save rate of 53.5 percent, contributing to King County’s world’s best survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest
Fire officials said their extensive emergency response preparation was critical to reviving firefighter Larken
There’s been many developments over the years and this creates a gaze into a collective crystal ball for what the future might bring
