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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Casting a Wide Net for Wide Complex Tachycardia 1/2


A 40 yo female is brought into the emergency department. The patient is unresponsive, hypotensive, and tachycardic. EMS providers are assisting ventilations with a bag valve masked and have attempted defibrillation without success. Paramedics state that the patient was somnolent prior to the arrest and has no cardiac history. A 12 lead ECG is obtained upon arrival at the emergency department.

BP:    80/50
P:      150
R:      12/assisted
Spo2: 100% via BVM


What are your thoughts on the 12 lead?

What is your next course of action?