Tachycardias - Pitfalls in management of the fast and unstable

23/05/2014 27 min
Tachycardias - Pitfalls in management of the fast and unstable

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Episode Synopsis

Unstable tachycardias represent a special set of problems for EMS.  Pitfalls include differentiating primary cardiac issues from mimics such as sepsis and use of antidysrhythmics such as amiodarone.  We also talk about calling a STEMI in the field, bigeminy and there's a bonus rant about EKG telemetry that degenerates into talking about the 70s TV show EMERGENCY! which, to be honest, isn't uncommon around here. So enjoy!
 
And be safe out there.