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.
Preventing hypoxia with apneic oxygenation
Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
Articles, explainer video, online course and more resources introduce updated guidelines to EMTs, paramedics and EMS students
When the firefighters and EMS personnel arrived on scene, they took over the lifesaving efforts en route to a local hospital
The Heartmobile was retired in 1973, replaced by the more-compact medic vans now used
Maureen Oleskiewicz was 28-year-old teacher and huge Chicago sports fan
Priorities include refurbishment of three ambulance units and a request for essential heart monitor/defibrillator/invasive monitor equipment
What is happening to this patient?
Many of the calls for firefighters and rescue personnel occur during weekdays, when the city’s population can swell to as many as 50,000
With a little effort and preparation, obtaining an artifact free 12-lead ECG tracing from any patient can be easy
New LBBB no longer considered an equivalent of STEMI
The young father is said to be making “a miracle recovery” after the March 10 incident
Resuscitation medicine grew out of the mid-twentieth century discovery of CPR, the medical procedure by which hearts that have stopped beating are revived
The TSA says security inspector Robert Kennish of Metuchen, N.J., performed CPR on an elderly woman after she collapsed Tuesday night on a passenger ramp and stopped breathing
The boy’s condition benefited from the presence of two off-duty paramedics who immediately began CPR
The parents ran frantically to the store’s cashier asking for help after discovering the girl was not breathing
The 9- and 10-year-old boys were outside playing when they heard the mother screaming for help
How would you treat this patient and why?
The keychains hold Aspirin, which can hopefully save someone from a fatal heart attack
The firefighter also went on to win the 15k race
A paramedic has spoken how he was brought back to life after going 68 minutes without a pulse
The little girl has defied the odds and is fairing well
The 49-year-old engineer died of what appears to be a massive heart attack
The developments were the latest twist in a controversy following release of a 911 tape
Electricity in the heart runs through a very predictable pattern
The officer is being honored by his department for his heroic efforts when a man stopped breathing
The 22-year-old apparently suffered a heart attack while on his way to the scene
The little girl has an enlarged heart and will eventually require a heart transplant
Firefighters perform CPR in the beat to the Bee Gees hit “Stayin’ Alive”
Ozone and particulate matter caused more heart attack deaths in Houston
So, was it okay to deliver it?
The 52-year-old who had become the restaurant’s mascot ate there every day
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