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Heart Failure

POCUS, ECG and assessment findings to look for to avoid the RV spiral of death
In this episode, our co-hosts tackle the topic of congestive heart failure from presenting symptoms, to medications used to manage and standard treatment options
Though their chief complaint of shortness of breath is the same, these patients develop dyspnea by different means
Essex County Emergency Services Director Max Thwaits III also served as chief of the Jay VFD and as an EMT for the AuSable Forks Volunteer Ambulance Squad
The grants will help form a national collaboration of scientists to focus on improving patient outcomes in heart disease and stroke cases
About 1 in 50,000 young athletes dies from sudden cardiac failure, but sudden cardiac death is the most common nontraumatic cause of death among college athletes
The American Heart Association recently released a statement updating cardiac arrest resuscitation guidelines
Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps Public Information Officer Larry Robertson said the off-duty EMT revived the man before leaving without any credit
The 4Alec Foundation will raise money to provide free electrocardiograms, the medical tests that detect problems with the electrical activity of hearts
Here are five research pearls from Cathy Hostettler, DNP after she studied MedStar’s Heart Failure Readmission Avoidance Program
Patients need to be told of the risks, monitored closely and treated quickly to quell the immune response if trouble develops
The family of a man who died from congestive heart failure said he may have lived had two employees not stopped efforts to resuscitate him
Review the signs, symptoms and significant 12-Lead ECG findings for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Review the findings and understand why we don’t like left bundle branch block
The intent of the program is to reduce a patient’s likelihood of readmission and reduce emergency calls to 911
Patients find comfort in the one-on-one care the community paramedic service provides
EMS1 columnists debate the topic of airway management and outline the current trends and what the future may hold
Despite the overwhelming amount of literature supporting CPAP use, very few services use it beyond verification of tube placement
The balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system keeps our automated body functions working properly