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.
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
Gaining signals from noise and understanding the trajectory of service delivery
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
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
Tasleem Rafiq suffered an apparent heart attack and miraculously came back to life
Health officials say people are not calling ambulances when they truly need to
Tony Lindeman had an unexpected heart failure but miraculously survived after medics running the race helped him
The video is part of ‘The Undeading’ event, a campaign to educate people about the importance of CPR
According to the LAFD, dispatchers cannot simply send units to a particular call, even if it is obvious from the caller that serious help is needed immediately
Jakub Halik, a former Czech firefighter is the only man in the world to have two artificial pumps working side by side instead of a heart
New device uses wires that sit just below skin’s surface and do not need to be threaded through heart’s blood vessels
Former coroner apparently had heart attack as she was being taken to hospital
The 11-year-old is recovering at the hospital
Research shows they deliver the drug to patients more effectively while in ambulance during acute heart attack
Firefighter Frank Ryan suffered a heart attack while battling a fire and has been hospitalized since August
The EMT happen to be in the area when he saw the man slumped over not breathing
This is the one-millionth HeartStart AED that the company has donated
The study raises concerns on time-consuming scripted questions dispatchers must ask before giving CPR instructions
12-lead EKG assessment is a critical diagnostic aid for patients with chest pain and other complaints associated with myocardial infarction
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