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POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest

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1-3 VTE is responsible for hospitalizing over 250,000 Americans every year, and there are an estimated 100,000 deaths annually associated with these conditions. 1-3 As many as 25% of acute PE cases present as sudden cardiac death. EMS verbalized concern to EPs that an “intracranial bleed” may have precipitated the event. 10,11 Vid 1.