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.
For patients who do not achieve ROSC early, is it better to stay on scene and continue resuscitation efforts or transport to the ED with CPR in progress?
The 4 acceptable pauses in CPR
Amid protocol changes and airway/respiratory procedure modifications due to COVID-19, it’s comforting to know that when it comes to EtCO2 monitoring, you don’t need to change anything
Four months after cardiac event, firefighter says, ‘I do’
The pair had been good friends as teenagers but drifted apart as they got older
The family says their father was detained for hours and not even given a glass of water
Check out footage of some amazing rescues and saves from the past 12 months
After getting into an altercation at a casino, the man fled, and later reported having trouble breathing
The man died suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the ground and died upon arrival at the hospital
A new patient treatment protocol called “Minimally-Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation” is being used
When the man tried to stop his friend from falling over, he accidentally fell on top of his chest, “jumpstarting” his heart
NC Firefighter Spagnoletti suffered a major heart attack while on duty
A rare condition caused the boy’s heart to stop at school
Researchers will closely monitor 50 firefighters over the two-year study
They performed live-saving CPR after a struggle with a suspect prompted a heart attack
Captain Steve Stevenson reportedly had an aortic aneurism
Doctors were amazed after he was clinically dead for over an hour
Paramedics have started treating patients on the scene instead on en route
Randy Steven suffered cardiac arrest, his heart stopping six times
Sixty-seven-year-old Robert Blasetti went into cardiac arrest as he made balloon animals
The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Dept. have the AEDs thanks to a Homeland Security Grant
A paramedic had to administer two shocks from an AED to revive the man
The 10-week online program is developed by a local cardiologist that combines heart health, diet, exercise and stress reduction
The study found that a person with at least one job loss was 22 percent more likely to have a heart attack
Julius Palazzo collapsed right before halftime, off-duty medics and a firefighter rushed the field to save him
During address in New Orleans, Dr. Ed Racht outlined the past, present and future for patient care
Monitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuries
Examination of cardiac arrests yields evidence, specialist says, of need for increased education in rescuscitation
EMS providers need to understand the basics of electrolytes to better assess and treat patients with metabolic emergencies
Interesting products were demonstrated at the European Resuscitation Council 2012 Congress in Vienna, Austria, last week
Jakub Halik lived for six months with a mechanical heart, dying from liver failure
Security experts say pacemakers can be controlled remotely and “infect” other nearby pacemakers
The firefighters allegedly passed off bogus Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support cards as legitimate