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Case of the Week - Case # 15

68 y.o. male presents via EMS in full cardiac arrest. This was a witnessed arrest per medics and the patient was in ventricular fibrillation on EMS arrival. After several minutes of ACLS the rhythm changed to a narrow QRS complex with a rate in the 50’s. Upon arrival to the ED one of the residents state they feel a faint pulse and they want to continue the resuscitation. You perform a bedside echo.
EMsono Ultrasound Case of the week # 15
Published Feb 07 2007, 02:17 AM by Rob
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