Academic Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The chest pain quickly subsided. Cardiac arrest was called and advanced life support was undertaken for this patient. The patient was given chest compressions while waiting for the cardiac arrest team to arrive. After about 90 seconds of chest compressions she awoke. Calcium level was normal.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 29, 2020
A 60-something woman presented after a witnessed cardiac arrest. This is commonly found after epinephrine for cardiac arrest, but could have been pre-existing and a possible contributing factor to cardiac arrest. A recent similar case: A 40-something with chest pain. Is this inferior MI?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 3, 2024
Some patients have baseline RBBB with LAFB, but in patients with likely ACS, these are associated with severe infarction with cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock or impending shock. Here are some cases of RBBB with LAFB: What is the Diagnosis in this 70-something with Chest Pain?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Other cases of LAD OMI with RBBB/LAFB: A man in his 40s who really needs you to understand his ECG Cardiac Arrest at the airport, with an easy but important ECG for everyone to recognize A woman in her 60s with 6 hours of chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, and hypoxemia Ventricular Fibrillation, ROSC after perfusion restored by ECMO, then ECG.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 21, 2024
The patient in today’s case is a previously healthy 40-something male who contacted EMS due to acute onset crushing chest pain. The pain was 10/10 in intensity radiating bilaterally to the shoulders and also to the left arm and neck. Distinction of PMVT vs VFib is an academic one in this case ).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 9, 2025
A middle-age woman with no previous cardiac history called 911 for chest pain. A retrospective 'target trial emulation' comparing amiodarone and lidocaine for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. This was her prehospital ECG: What do you think? DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110515
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