Sinus Tach maneuver name?

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There's a maneuver where the pt is asked to increase pressure via holding breath + pushing with core muscles as if they were "pinching one off", resulting in the slowing down of impulses from the sinoatrial node (and I'm guessing a more relaxed communication from the medulla oblongada and the SA node), therefore "pulling" themselves out of sinus tach, but for the life of me I can't remember the name of it...

I'm sure you guys can refresh my memory. Thanks, in advance.
 
Vagal manuevers?
 
Be careful!

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So? A single case study doesn't invalidate an established treatment.
 
Vagal maneuvers aren't done for sinus tach, they are done for svt.
 
You have to treat the cause for sinus tach: fever, pain, anxiety, dehydration, drugs etc.
 
Do not just use vagal w/o precautions such as heart/lung sounds, check for bruits, establish IV, ekg 12 lead, etc.
 
medic417 said:
Do not just use vagal w/o precautions such as heart/lung sounds, check for bruits, establish IV, ekg 12 lead, etc.
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Also this is not a basic manuever. It probably should not be used by many Paramedics that have not been educated what to look for prior to doing.
 
Hmmm... I didn't notice that this was posted in the BLS Discussion forum. It definitely should not be.
 
AJ Hidell said:
Hmmm... I didn't notice that this was posted in the BLS Discussion forum. It definitely should not be.
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Maybe there's an EMT-V cert somewhere!
 
Sasha said:
Maybe there's an EMT-V cert somewhere!
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Don't suggest it some idiot somewhere will convince their state to start one.
 
medic417 said:
Don't suggest it some idiot somewhere will convince their state to start one.
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I am in an EMT-V certification class right now:sad:
 
/me remembers a discussion a few years ago on the other forum about the "EMT-J" level.
 
What did the J stand for?

By the way.. Off topic, but so is the thread!

Kirksville, MO- 2/25-3/1 (waitlisted)
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I'm SO proud of you! You're almost in doctor school! :] Keep your fingers crossed and hope someone... I don't know.. decides they want to be a NASCAR driver instead!
 
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Sasha said:
What did the J stand for?

By the way.. Off topic, but so is the thread!
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EMT-Johnson

I'm SO proud of you! You're almost in doctor school! :] Keep your fingers crossed and hope someone... I don't know.. decides they want to be a NASCAR driver instead!
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Well, second deposit was due on Friday, so hopefully a lot of people withdrew their applications.
 
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