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Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month

High Performance EMS

October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month, so High Performance EMS and PulsePoint are encouraging everyone to locate and register Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Participating public safety agencies recommend more than 1,000 nearby AEDs for approximately 800 cardiac arrest events every day!

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Management of STEMI (ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction)

ECG & Echo Learning

1 Initial diagnosis of STEMI ECG Management Recommendation Level of evidence A 12-lead ECG should be interpreted immediately (within 10 minutes) at first medical contact. I B ECG monitoring should start immediately and a defibrillator must be ready. STEMI , ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction ).

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