82 year old male, in good physical shape, stops at a cafe for lunch after cycling for an hour. Witnesses report a syncopal episode lasting approximately 30 seconds. Patient history significant for prior MI requiring 3 stents. No other significant history. Patient denies any CP, SOB, N/V, lightheadedness. In fact, he denies any complaints at […]
This is the discussion for “70 Year Old Male: Short of Breath“. Tough case. Lots of excellent comments and observations from our readers. Right off the bat, the patient’s presentation offered a major distraction: the recent eye surgery resulting in the old “eye patch presentationâ€. Confounding the situation further was the lack of any cardiac […]
Good morning sports fans! You are dispatched to the residence of a 70 year old male, complaining of “shortness of breathâ€. You pull up to a well kept home, and are met at the front door by the patient’s wife. She tells you that her husband came home from the hospital yesterday after cosmetic eye […]
“Push Hard, Push Fast†We all know the mantra. It’s catchy. Compressions not deep enough? Push hard. Not fast enough? Push fast. Great. Except… One thing many of us have learned as professional rescuers is that the bigger issue is not pushing too slow, but pushing too fast. “But…push FAST!†I mean, faster has to be better […]