2022 CPR EKG/ECG 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 9, 2024
His family started CPR and called EMS, who arrived to find him in ventricular fibrillation. Here is his ECG after stabilization of vitals (at least 30 minutes since sustained ROSC). The ECG is diagnostic of acute LAD occlusion MI. Post angiogram ECG The patient was eventually able to be weaned off of ECMO and impella.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 23, 2024
His daughter immediately started CPR and another family member called EMS. Here is his presenting ECG: ECG 1, t = 0 What do you think? His transfer packet included notes, labs, cath report, and ECG reports, but no actual ECG images. Smith's ECG Blog. He did not have access to ECG 1.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Here is the case: Report from EMS was witnessed syncope, his son did CPR, but the patient had pulses when EMS arrived. Here is the ED ECG (a photo of the paper printout) What do you think? Instead — the "syncopal episode" prompted the patient's son to start CPR, and was associated with persistent hypotension.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 14, 2023
Two recent interventions have proven in randomized trials to improve neurologic survival in cardiac arrest: 1) the combination of the ResQPod and the ResQPump (suction device for compression-decompression CPR -- Lancet 2011 ) and 2) Dual Sequential defibrillation. Finally, head-up CPR (which was not used here), makes for better resuscitation.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
CPR was initiated immediately. Initial ROSC was obtained, during which this ECG was obtained: What do you think? I sent it to 2 of my ECG nerd colleagues with no clinical information whatsoever, who instantly said: "Looks like afib with subendocardial ischemia and right heart strain pattern." "I
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
On arrival, CPR was continued and core temperature was measured at 18° C (64.4° A 12-lead ECG was recorded: There is sinus rhythm with RBBB and right axis deviation. Guide to this image: 30 minutes later, at 31 C, this ECG was recorded: The RBBB has resolved. The Osborn waves on ECGs #1 and #2 are huge!
AED Leader
JULY 19, 2023
According to 2022 statistics from the American Heart Association, there are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States every year and just over 10% of EMS-treated victims survive to hospital discharge. What Are the Benefits of a WiFi AED? A metronome helps the user to follow the optimal pace for chest compressions.
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