cardiac

I was laying in the recliner at the station. I stood up suddenly and did not feel very well. I was figuring maybe it was a little bit of orthostatic hypotension going on or something. I felt nauseous and had these hot flashes and my chest was fluttering. I went out to the truck and put myself...

You're responding to a man, approximately 60, who is complaining of chest pain. The pain started 30 minutes prior, rapidly, while he was arguing with his family. The pain is described as a crushing substernal chest pressure without attendant shortness of breath. It does not radiate. It does not...

As usual, I come to you guys in my time of need. Anybody know if there is an online ECG simulator or an app (hopefully free)? I want to be able to reassociate myself with an ECG monitor (preferrably lifepack) and practice pacing and cardioverting from the comforts of my home as my access to...

alrighty, so I just took a test and one of the questions is in regards to ACS and oxygen. It in shortened form states "you have a 72 yo male blah blah blah with chest pain, spo2 reads 95%, of which of the following is correct, out of the 4 these two made more sense 1) there is no need for...

Hi all, I'm trying to find papers on IV versus sublingual GTN for cardiac conditions but there doesn't seem to be a load out there. I've tried the normal channels but keep finding papers on monkeys, dogs and anal fissures!! Any help would be massively appreciated!!

So after working stand by at an event this weekend, I got my first cardiac arrest. It came out of no where, and turned to be a very stressful call. I understand why now in EMT class they stress CPR so much, but I'm noticing that a lot of students don't take it seriously. Everyone has a mentality...