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Uncommon cause of cardiac arrest in the emergency department
Author(s) -
Clarke Benjamin,
Ryan Glenn,
Fraser John,
Francis Leo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.00949.x
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , vomiting , resuscitation , tachycardia , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , ventricular tachycardia , presentation (obstetrics) , ventricular fibrillation , vital signs , anesthesia , surgery , psychiatry
A previously healthy 48‐year‐old woman presented to a peripheral ED with non‐specific signs and symptoms, including vomiting, abdominal cramping, shortness of breath, tachycardia and hypertension. Despite supportive measures the patient rapidly deteriorated, resulting in a cardiac arrest during an interhospital transfer. This required aggressive resuscitation, but without success. The case represents a diagnostic dilemma in the ED regarding the diagnosis and initial management of the patient’s presentation.