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 Comparing 12-Leads: Common Error or Common Disease? All of our readers were on the right track, and many were spot on! Sometimes, troubleshooting an ECG is more than just lead placement. In this case report, we had three 12-Lead ECG's, all featuring a similar pattern: inappropriate R-wave progression. Initially, when […]
The following is a case report involves three ECG's recorded on three different patients on three different crews during the same week. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to determine what these three patients have in common and what action should be taken! The first 12-Lead ECG is from an 88 year […]
We hope you enjoy this case, as always some details have been changed to protect patient privacy. It's around 05:00 when the tones go off at your fire station for a medical response at a large apartment complex. You leave the bunkhouse with the engine crew and check enroute. Dispatch relays you are headed to […]