Archive for July2013

49 Year Old Male: Chest Pain
July 22, 2013 | ems-health-safety, ems-topics, patient-management, Training, training-development | David Baumrind | 25 Comments
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  This excellent case comes to us from our friends in the UK. The author wishes to remain anonymous, but we thank him for his contribution. It is about 8am on a gorgeous Wednesday morning, when your Paramedic unit is dispatched to a 49 year old male, "chest pain". You arrive at the bungalow of […]

Editors' Picks
July 15, 2013 | ems-health-safety, ems-topics, Training | David Baumrind | No Comments

  Summer is in full swing, and we are often asked about the best resources out there to learn more about ECG.  We decided to put together a list of "Editors' Picks" for some of our favorite "go-to" educational ECG resources.  Of course, this list is not comprehensive, and there are many outstanding books and […]

RBBB Abnormalities Missed
July 13, 2013 | ems-health-safety, ems-topics, patient-management, training-development | David Baumrind | No Comments
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The original presentation of this case appeared as  "What's Wrong with Mr. Wilson?"… You can read the original post here. Much has been written lately about RBBB abnormalities that were missed.  Dr. Smith has recently posted two cases here, and here discussing this. First, let's review the 12 lead of a typical RBBB. When learning […]