Torsades, Or Not Torsades...

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Alright... Woman comes to the doctor for shortness of breath and chest pain.

The chest pain got worse while she was there, and they called 911. We arrive on

scene. This is her 3-lead.

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She has a history of angina and htn.

And, I was talking to this cute EMT, and he thinks this rhythm is V-Fib. I

believe it to be Torsades Des Pointes.

So, let's take a vote...

Torsades?

V-Fib?

FUR?

Alyssa Woods, NREMT-B

CPR Instructor

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