12/01/2026
Interesting read if you’re into medical but not a medic
So today the Zoll is working but the patients are broken. I know to many of you this is hieroglyphics, but this is the most common heart attack rhythm I see. For those of you who are non-medical but curious to know, I’ll explain it in the simplest way I can: when you look at the ECG, we’re looking for little bump, big bump, little bump. When they’re all on the same line that’s great. When the second little bump is higher or lower than the first little bump, we need to take a closer look and combine that with a detailed history from the patient.
In this case you can see the leads marked on the screen as II, III and aVF, the second little bump is higher than the first, this is one of many ways we use to detect when someone might be having an issue with their heart. There’s a bit more too it, but that’s a very basic introduction for those of you who are intrigued by the wizardry.
Will give you an update later as to how this patient is progressing, but it would appear this has been caught nice and early and with this level of early intervention the chances of survival and a good recovery are very high.
