5 articles tagged case-breakdown.
Births in the back of an ambulance are uncommon, which is exactly why they unsettle experienced crews. A case-based walk through delivery, shoulder dystocia and postpartum haemorrhage.
Two breathless patients, two different diseases, one shared trap: mistaking exhaustion for improvement. A case-based look at asthma and COPD flare-ups on the road.
Drowning resuscitation turns the usual cardiac arrest priorities around. We break down a lakeside call to show why ventilation comes first, when spinal precautions are warranted and what aftercare needs.
When bleeding is life-threatening, the order of operations changes. A case breakdown of recognising major hemorrhage, placing a tourniquet well and packing wounds a tourniquet cannot reach.
A vague complaint of indigestion, an early 12-lead and a fast pre-alert. We break down the decisions that get a STEMI patient to the cath lab sooner, and the mimics that trip crews up.