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This phrase has an amazing ability to get people in the middle of an angry rant to stop, listen, and reframe their argument
You haven’t been in EMS long enough if you don’t yell “Clear right!” when you’re driving off-duty
When assessing and treating patients in a cold environment, do these simple things to help prevent heat loss and improve heat retention
Patient with a 3rd degree AV block needs rapid assessment and treatment to prevent deterioration in her clinical status
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who has a heart rate in 30s and needs a ride to her cardiologist’s office?
A combination of history findings, scene clues and EKG interpretation skills help paramedics quickly identify a TCA overdose
What’s your assessment and care for a suicidal patient who has ingested a mix of alcohol and medications?
This case illustrates the EKG changes from hyperkalemia secondary to missing dialysis
What’s your assessment and care for a patient with history of renal insufficiency and who is not feeling well?
This case explains the expected 12-lead EKG findings after successful STEMI treatment and reperfusion
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who had evidence of a STEMI, but is now pain free?
A differential diagnosis for a patient with two weeks of chest pain casts a wide net for all possible causes
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who has had two weeks of persistent chest pain?
Atrial fibrillation in WPW can lead to ventricular fibrillation so don’t delay treatment with cardioversion or medications
What’s your assessment and care for patient who has no palpable pulse, hypotension and reduced level of consciousness?
Wellens’ syndrome consists of two types of T wave changes in the anterior leads that are associated with critical LAD stenosis
What’s your assessment and care for two patients who had chest pain, but are now symptom free?
A right-sided 12-lead EKG can identify signs of a right ventricular infarct to guide patient care decisions
What’s your assessment and care for patient who has severe chest pain radiating to his left arm?
What’s your assessment and care for a psychiatric patient who was sedated with haloperidol after a seizure?
Serial 12-lead EKGs are used to recognize the difference between STEMI and NSTEMI in a patient with chest discomfort
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who woke up with mid retro-sternal chest discomfort?
SVT is a general term for all narrow complex tachycardias, but it is important to perform a 12-lead ECG to determine the exact underlying rhythm
What’s your assessment and care of a 36-year-old male who has experienced about 30 minutes of palpitations?
12-lead EKG changes and patient assessment findings are used to diagnose a patient with recent cardiac cath procedure
What’s your assessment and care of an elderly male who is weak, has chest pain and not a reliable historian?
EKG findings and prehospital 12-lead EKG interpretation point to the cause of the patient’s problem and a course of treatment
What’s your assessment and care of a 50-year-old male complaining of chest pain?
