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Defining Appropriate Responses in a Tiered System

High Performance EMS

Some computer-aided dispatch (CAD) software did better than others by considering the average travel time of an actual route instead of allowing nearness to be determined by a straight-line distance. If available, the supervisor is added to effectively create an ALS transport ambulance.

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An 80 year old woman with Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) and pleuritic chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient presented to an outside hospital An 80yo female per triage “patient presents with chest pain, also hurts to breathe” PMH: CAD, s/p stent placement, CHF, atrial fibrillation, pacemaker (placed 1 month earlier), LBBB. This case was sent by Amandeep (Deep) Singh at Highland Hospital, part of Alameda Health System. 2021;23:187.

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SGEM#370: Listen to your Heart (Score)…MACE Incidence in Non-Low Risk Patients with known Coronary Artery Disease

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: June 30th, 2022 Reference: McGinnis et al. Date: June 30th, 2022 Reference: McGinnis et al. Reference: McGinnis et al. Major adverse cardiac event rates in moderate-risk patients: Does prior coronary disease matter? AEM June 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. AEM June 2022.

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Dark Side of the Moon

EMS 12-Lead

Furthermore, there was no family history of early CAD, MI, or sudden cardiac death. He reported to EMS a medical history of GERD only. The physical exam was unremarkable for diaphoresis or pallor, and he denied any episodes of vomiting. 1] Driver, B. Posterior wall reperfusion T-waves: Wellens’ syndrome of the posterior wall. 3] Niu, T.,

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Formula Utilization

EMS 12-Lead

Moreover, he had no pertinent medical history to report in terms of CAD, HTN, HLD, or DM, for example. CASE 1 A 45 y/o Male called 911 for new onset central chest discomfort, non-radiating, 5/10 pain scale, and without any vomiting, diaphoresis, or pallor. A 12 Lead ECG was recorded. References 1] Smith, S. 2] Driver, B. 3] Aslanger, E.,

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emDOCs Videocast: EBM Update – Steroids in Severe CAP and CT in Post ROSC OHCA

EMDocs

EBM Update: Steroids in Severe CAP and CT in Post ROSC OHCA #1: Dequin PF, Meziani F, Quenot JP, et al; CRICS-TriGGERSep Network. Author Takeaway: No difference in mortality at 60 days with methylprednisolone vs. placebo in severe CAP #3: Wu JY, Tsai YW, Hsu WH, et al. Reyes LF, Garcia E, Ibáñez-Prada ED, et al. N Engl J Med.

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Is OMI an ECG Diagnosis?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Similarly, if a patient with known CAD presents with refractory ischemic chest pain, the ECG barely matters: the pre-test likelihood of acute coronary occlusion is so high that they need an emergent angiogram. Amsterdam et al. Alencar et al. Lupu et al. Herman, Meyers, Smith et al. link] References 1.

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