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SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a […] The post SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area? Background: We have covered the issue of heart attacks several times on the SGEM. These include looking at the HEART score, troponin testing and cardiovascular disease in women.

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Suctioning Patients with Heart Disease

SSCOR

You’re informed that he has a history of high blood pressure and has been a smoker for over 50 years, alerting you to the possibility he had a heart attack. She heard him fall in the hallway and found him unresponsive.

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The Cardiovascular System for EMTs: Interventions and Heart Conditions

EMT Training Station

In the case of a heart attack, for instance, the damage can be permanent in a matter of minutes. Heart attacks, arrhythmias, heart failure, and hypertension are just some of the most common cardiovascular emergencies seen by EMTs, and they will all be discussed in this section.

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The Rise and Fall of “MONA BASH” - Clinical Correlations

Clinical Correlations

By Galen Hu Peer Reviewed It seemed like everyone I spoke to about heart attacks during my clinical year of medical school had a different opinion on the famous mnemonic “MONA BASH”: Morphine Oxygen Nitrates Aspirin/Anti-platelet Beta-blocker Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/Angiotensin receptor blocker Statin Heparin Having.

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Episode 107: Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Chest Pain with Dr. Mike Berkenbush

The Overrun Podcast

The conversation highlights the need for a broader approach to chest pain, beyond just focusing on heart attacks. Takeaways EMS education should focus on a broader approach to chest pain, beyond just heart attacks. Mike Berkenbush joins the podcast to discuss the challenges in EMS education on differentiating chest pain.

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Suspicious Heartache

EMS 20/20

A patient presents with classic signs of a heart attack. Chris tees off on physicians with Dr. House Syndrome ;) A patient presents with classic signs of a heart attack. Spencer attempts to stump Chris (and possibly succeeds) in this weeks episode!

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The 10 Most Common Reasons An Ambulance Is Called

Gold Cross Ambulance Service

From an asthma attack to an overdose causing impaired breathing, we’ve seen our fair share of respiratory emergencies. Besides a heart attack, chest pain can be the result of a condition like pancreatitis or a panic/anxiety attack.