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EKG Interpretation
Written by ER nurse ECG Blog   
Sunday, 07 December 2008 17:17
ECG limb leads tracings from a middle-aged man with who went into cardiac arrest in his home. Chest compressions were started immediately and paramedics arrived quickly. He was resuscitated, and the prehospital ECG tracing showed STEMI. He was resuscitated, but went into another cardiac arrest during transport to the hospital. When presented in the ER, [...]