Cardiac And Circulation

Paramedics Get Special Cardiac Training

A seemingly healthy father of two ended up making an unexpected trip to the hospital last October.

Posted Thursday, February 18, 2010

Hypothermia Save for Arizona Woman

There is a new way doctors, nurses and paramedics are treating cardiac arrests, which kill 97 percent of its victims.

Posted Monday, February 15, 2010

Kiteboarder Killed in Shark Attack off Florida Coast

The lifeguard put Schafer on his rescue board and paddled away from the sharks, back to shore.

Posted Friday, February 5, 2010

Advanced Resuscitation Cooling Therapeutics and Intensive Care

ARCTIC program dramatically improves cardiac arrest outcomes in Richmond, Va.; DHS pilots multi-band radios; JEMS legal experts explain the legality of charging more to transport obese patients; and more.

Posted Thursday, February 4, 2010

Expect the Unexpected and Treat Accordingly

A crew keeps an open mind and uses caution in treatment, ultimately facilitating proper definitive care for a deteriorating patient presenting with multiple critical signs.

Posted Thursday, February 4, 2010

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Acute myocardial infarction can lead to heart disease or cardiac arrest.

Posted Thursday, February 4, 2010

Iowa Legislator Sees STEMI Upclose

From the ambulance to the ER a state lawmaker now knows firsthand the need for uniform care when treating a heart attack.

Posted Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Maryland Paramedics, Firefighters Meet Woman and Child Saved from Horrible Assault

They treated an adult female, in her 20 s, which had been the victim of an assault and presented the most horrific injuries that anyone had ever seen or dealt with.

Posted Friday, January 29, 2010

Medicine Running Low at Haiti Hospitals, Clinics

Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, head of the U.S. military's Southern Command, told reporters Thursday that Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort had reached its "care limit" after treating more than 3,000 people.

Posted Friday, January 29, 2010

Maryland Woman Bitten by Cobra; Assistant Curator Responds with Anti-Venom

An emergency phone call from Maryland Poison Control, which was searching for anti-venom through a Web site called the anti-venom index, propelled Bell out of his chair and into his office.

Posted Thursday, January 28, 2010