…ischemia and infarction Procedurer Definition and scope Coronary angiography is an invasive fluoroscopic procedure in which contrast media are injected selectively into the epicardial coronary…

…Everyone in the emergency medical service (EMS) is trained in BLS. It is increasingly common to dispatch first responders to OHCA, in addition to ambulances…

…medical assistance rather than self presenting to an emergency department or contacting primary care first. If ischaemic discomfort persists, emergency medical services should be called…

…must function cohesively to ensure timely and effective treatment. This chapter provides an overview of the entire care continuum, from prehospital assessment to hospital discharge…

CPR Basic life support (BLS) can be provided by anyone, including laypeople. As shown in Table 1, BLS is an exceptionally effective treatment, with a…

…or clearly worse than baseline. Contact relatives, home care services, the residential care home or the previous care provider. 5. Confirm delirium with a structured…

…infarction (STEMI) is a working diagnosis based on persistent ST segment elevation or an equivalent electrocardiographic pattern in a patient with symptoms of myocardial ischaemia…

…and apical windows are obtained with the patient positioned in the left lateral decubitus position, provided that the patient is able to assume this position…

…focus on the ECG waves in terms of morphology (appearance), durations and intervals. A rather extensive discussion is provided in order to give the reader…

…article The normal electrocardiogram (ECG). A brief summary of the video lecture and the article is provided below. PR interval and PR segment The PR…