Medical Monitoring
The Medical Monitoring topic contains news and information about medical monitoring, outlines the current trends and what the future may hold for EMS providers.
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
Make sure each of your service鈥檚 cardiac arrest patients get the best chance of survival by prioritizing high-quality CPR in training and in practice
Serial 12-lead EKGs are used to recognize the difference between STEMI and NSTEMI in a patient with chest discomfort
What鈥檚 your assessment and care for a patient who woke up with mid retro-sternal chest discomfort?
SVT is a general term for all narrow complex tachycardias, but it is important to perform a 12-lead ECG to determine the exact underlying rhythm
What鈥檚 your assessment and care of a 36-year-old male who has experienced about 30 minutes of palpitations?
12-lead EKG changes and patient assessment findings are used to diagnose a patient with recent cardiac cath procedure
What鈥檚 your assessment and care of an elderly male who is weak, has chest pain and not a reliable historian?
EKG findings and prehospital 12-lead EKG interpretation point to the cause of the patient鈥檚 problem and a course of treatment
What鈥檚 your assessment and care of a 50-year-old male complaining of chest pain?
Medical monitoring equipment, such as an ECG or pulse oximeter, should be used to confirm physical exam findings before declaring death
