ESO

DECEMBER 18, 2024

After reviewing over 12 million EMS incidents that took place in 2023 , the 2024 ESO EMS Index highlights two critical areas that demand attention: Early CPR and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). One of the biggest findings in the 2024 ESO EMS Index regarding bystander CPR rates is that they vary by background. Want to learn more?

Naloxone 52

Naloxone CPR Overdose Defibrillator 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 25, 2024

He was defibrillated into VT. He then underwent dual sequential defibrillation into asystole. See these related cases: Cardiac arrest, defibrillated, diffuse ST depression and ST Elevation in aVR. This patient was witnessed by bystanders to collapse. They started CPR. EMS arrived and found him in Ventricular Fibrillation (VF).

Defibrillator 124

Defibrillator Coronary Epinephrine ACS 124

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

He required multiple defibrillations within a period of a few hours. This time, the arrhythmia did not spontaneously terminate — but rather degenerated to VFib, requiring defibrillation. Some episodes of PMVT would terminate spontaneously — but on many occasions, the PMVT degenerated to VFib, requiring defibrillation.

Defibrillator 131

Defibrillator Coronary ALS STEMI 131

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Soon after the witnessed occlusion, the patient suffered ventricular fibrillation arrest, from which he was immediately resuscitated with 1 defibrillation. This ECG is taken from the July 25, 2024 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog. It was noted that the other vessels may require later staged PCI and intravascular lithotripsy.

Coronary 119

Coronary ACS STEMI CAD 119