ECGs for EMS

This month's post comes courtesy of Dr. Bryan Hayes, our emergency medicine and toxicology pharmacy specialist at the University of Mary...

Check out the following link- Dr. Amal Mattu devotes an entire episode of his ECG blog to prehospital ECGs. The link leads to a brief, 15 mi...

A 45 yo female with a history of cigarette smoking and tobacco abuse reports a sudden onset of severe, substernal chest discomfort. EMS prov...

A 64 yo female calls 911 for chest discomfort. The patient reported chest pressure that waxed and waned in intensity. The discomfort was ret...

Case An 81 y/o female with DM, HTN, and bilateral lower extremity amputations presents to EMS with chest pain and vomiting. VS: BP: 90/40,...

Case Study You are dispatched to a 32-year-old male who experienced a syncopal episode while grocery shopping. Upon arrival, y...

EMS is inbound with a 50 yo male patient. The patient reports shortness of breath and diaphoresis. He was feeling a bit lightheaded and pass...