Stranger Things: Lethal ECG Patterns
This presentation reviews ECG patterns that suggest a significant underlying problem, which requires, at a minimum, the EMS provider’s immediate attention. Recognition of certain lethal or potentially lethal ECG patterns can enable the provider to anticipate treatment needs, thus preventing a catastrophe from happening right in front of them. Included in this presentation are patterns suggestive of cardiac ischemia that do not present with ST elevation; patterns suggestive of life-threatening hyperkalemia; and common patterns observed in patients with significant hypothermia, among others.