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.
3 EMS lessons from Minneapolis: EMS duty to the patient, even in uncomfortable situations
Targeting the most common chief complaints and deadly diagnoses to consider in prehospital medicine
Understanding the sequelae of traumatic asphyxia, strangulation and positional asphyxia
Lucas Two automated CPR device has increased survival rates by 13 percent
Ashland Fire & Rescue firefighter-medics are trained to do CPR on dogs, cats, ferrets, gerbils and even reptiles that have inhaled smoke
Man died after attempting CPR
The Sheriff’s Office said he contracted the disease while on a 911 call five years ago
Dog went into seizure at obedience school
The goal of the 4-month-old county program is to teach all 15,000 seventh-graders in Alameda County how to perform CPR this year
A bystander, a nurse, and an off-duty New York City firefighter performed CPR on Ryan DeJonghe when he went into cardiac arrest
The tale of how EMS1 columnist Kelly Grayson helped make a save while returning home from EMS Today
Howard Snitzer owes his life to an army of first responders
Progress will happen in small, precise improvements that when added up, could produce survival rates from ventricular fibrillation of 75 percent
Medics used a cardiac defibrillator to revive the man
EMS systems are working in conjunction with hospitals to begin the process in the field environment and accelerate the cooling rate
The use of capnography by EMS providers can improve the quality and safety of patient care
Store manager started CPR on a woman who collapsed
Fire chief: The time savings could be a lifesaver for the patient
Physicians said he had ten or fifteen more minutes before he might not have survived the heart attack
Dan Dare had a heart attack and was taken to a local fire station
The event, which organizers plan to make annual, will offer free lessons in the basics of CPR
EMS personnel begin treatment on the way to hospitals and relay electrocardiogram information to medical teams waiting there
An off-duty EMT and two nurses, as well as the school’s contracted athletic trainer, attended to the man
The tighter regulation is aimed at curbing design and manufacturing flaws with the devices
He learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a mannequin about three decades earlier and got a refresher course about a decade ago
The American Heart Association wants states to require high school students to learn how to give CPR and use an automated external defibrillator before they graduate
The ultra-rugged defibrillator, which even has a night-vision goggle mode was designed tough for military use and is now used by Lowell paramedics
Prosecutor said Dr. Conrad Murray used ‘ineffectual CPR with one hand while the patient was prone on a soft bed’
Pop star was ‘already dead’ when doctor called for help
EMS provider did not attend an emergency call to a dying heart attack patient because he was on his tea break
The crew was presented a certificate of appreciation during ceremony
While people who go into cardiac arrest do survive with basic CPR chest compressions, research has shown that the survival rate doubles if an AED is used properly
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