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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation. Then there is loss of pulses with continued narrow complex on the monitor ("PEA arrest") Learning Points: Sudden witnessed Cardiac Arrest due to ACS is almost always due to dysrhythmia. CPR was initiated immediately.

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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

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