Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Page 10, January 2009

Supraventricular Tachycardia in a Patient With a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

  • Erik S. Glassman, BS, CCEMT-P, FP-C, EMT-T

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    • Erik Glassman, BS, CCEMT-P, FP-C, EMT-T, is a critical care paramedic working in the Capitol Region.

The following is recounting of an actual patient case involving air transport. Minor details of the case may be changed to protect the privacy of the patient. The initial presentation and treatment are described, followed by several questions, in this issue. Readers are invited to submit responses to the questions and other thoughts/comments to David Ross at DRDR0682@aol.com. In the next issue, relevant reader responses will be published.

We will conclude the case in the next issue with a discussion of how the patient was actually managed, the outcome, a review of the related medical literature, and interviews with medical/transport experts when appropriate. We strongly encourage reader participation.

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 David W. Ross, DO, FACEP, Carol Wichman, BSN, MSN, and Mike MacKinnon, BSN, CCRN, CFRN, are section editors. They can be reached at DRDR0682@aol.com.

PII: S1067-991X(08)00247-2

doi:10.1016/j.amj.2008.10.004

Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Page 10, January 2009

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