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This is a good case. ST-elevation in limb leads on a monitor strip is a good thing to note, but never warrants a STEMI Alert. This is because the monitor is not calibrated the same as when a 12-lead ECG is performed. 12-leads are much more sensitive and accurate. The 12-Lead ECG does meet...

Well think about the treatments we do for MI. Transport to a PCI capable facility, ASA, & NTG. A little morphine too. Who will this hurt? Some, but not most. So my answer is yes. Concluding that you have changes indicative of a LBBB with STEMI should be no different when considering...

That is entirely incorrect, but I am not surprised to see a response like this. Well, not entirely, they both present with BBB patterns, and there is ST-Elevation. The assumption that you can not evaluate ECGs with BBBs for STEMI is incorrect. LBBB presents with negative QRS and T-wave...

On Paramedicine 101, THIS CASE is presented in full. C/C Syncope. No chest pain. ECG 1 ECG 2

I concur with WPW

I don't believe AHA supports the administration of Lopressor for STEMI anymore. It was removed from our units.

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for more info check out WakeEMS.com, or google it. The above article is from Newsweek.

Byline: Jerry Adler Consider someone who has just died of a heart attack. His organs are intact, he hasn’t lost blood. All that’s happened is his heart has stopped beating–the definition of “clinical death”–and his brain has shut down to conserve oxygen. But what has actually died? As...