PROCEDURES
PROCEDURES Print Section Listen RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION Print Section Listen Michael Schinlever Indications Cardiac radiofrequency (RF) ablation is the use of energy to damage specific cardiac tissue in an effort to…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
CARDIOMYOPATHIES
CARDIOMYOPATHIES Print Section Listen DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY Print Section Listen Jieun Kim W. Frank Peacock Clinical Highlights The most common ED presentation of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy is decompensated heart failure…
VASCULAR DISEASE
VASCULAR DISEASE Print Section Listen ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM Print Section Listen Joshua S. Broder Clinical Highlights Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is defined by an abdominal aortic diameter greater than or…
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY: NORMAL HEART, ACUTE ISCHEMIA, AND CHRONIC DISEASE
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY: NORMAL HEART, ACUTE ISCHEMIA, AND CHRONIC DISEASE Print Section Listen NORMAL HEART Print Section Listen Normal Cardiac Conduction John D. Wofford Cedric Lefebvre Normal cardiac conduction follows a precisely…
Technical Rescue Interface: Ski Patrols and Mountaineering Rescue in the Mountainous, Snow, or Glaciated Environment
Technical Rescue Interface: Ski Patrols and Mountaineering Rescue in the Mountainous, Snow, or Glaciated Environment Michael G. Millin J. Pearce Beissinger Jonnathan Busko INTRODUCTION The alpine environment offers outdoor and…
Technical Rescue Interface: Search and Rescue in the Non-Snow/Glacier/Mountaineering Environment
Technical Rescue Interface: Search and Rescue in the Non-Snow/Glacier/Mountaineering Environment Keith Conover Ryan Circh Robert J. Koester INTRODUCTION In this chapter, we provide an overview of wilderness search and rescue…
Technical Rescue Interface: Cave Rescue
Technical Rescue Interface: Cave Rescue Keith Conover INTRODUCTION This chapter provides an overview of cave search and rescue for those who practice wilderness EMS (WEMS), supervise WEMS providers, or are…
Technical Rescue Interface: Off-Road Vehicle and Helicopter WEMS Response
Technical Rescue Interface: Off-Road Vehicle and Helicopter WEMS Response Brian M. Scheele INTRODUCTION Wilderness emergency medical services (WEMS) providers do not have a choice where accidents and disasters occur. When…
Technical Rescue Interface: Open Water Rescue
Technical Rescue Interface: Open Water Rescue Andrew Schmidt Benjamin N. Abo Justin Sempsrott INTRODUCTION Drowning is a leading cause of injury death worldwide. As with other injuries, prevention is key…
