Here's a very interesting case submitted by a faithful reader who wishes to remain anonymous. Some changes have been made to preserve patient confidentiality. EMS is called to a local breakfast restaurant for a 65 year old male who fell in the parking lot. He was reported to have suffered a head injury. On arrival […]

Here is a great case submitted by faithful reader Niels, a Paramedic in Germany. As always, some minor information may have been changed to preserve patient confidentiality. Our case today takes us overseas, to the German countryside. It's a clear blue Monday morning, 11:40 am, when you and your partner are called to a 51 […]

This is the conclusion to 56 year old female CC: Short of Breath. Be sure to check out the first post for the full story! When we left our crew they were just getting ready to leave the parking garage with a 56 year old female who was short of breath and dizzy after mild […]

Many thanks to an anonymous reader who submitted this great case! As always, some details have been changed to protect provider and patient privacy. You're dispatched to the parking garage of a busy shopping mall for a 56 year old female whom a 3rd party caller relates is, "short of breath". Upon your arrival you […]

This is the discussion for 52 year old male CC: Seizure. Be sure to check out the backstory! We had lots of great comments for this case, and as always many of you were right on target. Let's take a look at the initial 12-Lead: We have a narrow complex tachycardia at 180 bpm, with […]

This is the discussion to "What Happened?" You may wish to review the case here. Ok, let's review the initial 12 Lead: Just about everyone picked up on the infero-posterior STEMI. Where it got interesting for me, was determining what the rhythm was! At first glance, the rhythm was for the most part regular (note […]