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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). Receiving real-time notifications of cardiac emergencies near the location of your AED is almost as simple as registering them in the Emergency AED Registry.

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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 ). I C Pain Titrated i.v.

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