Given the critical nature of the patient, they elected to transport to the hospital while continuing to provide treatment in the ambulance. Although the patient remained seriously ill, they arrived at the hospital without further incident. Great job!

The crew attempted to rapidly treat the patient’s heart rate with medication and through the use of pacer pads; however, the patient did not respond to these treatments.

Today is Well Done Wednesday, where we recognize exceptional work by our paramedics, AEMTs and EMTs. This week’s honorees are Medic Craig Schmidt and EMT Erica Medina.

Thanks to their rapid and coordinated efforts, DCEMS directly contributed to a positive outcome for this patient, who was successfully treated at the hospital. Great job, folks!

During that short time, they obtained an ECG, activated the cath lab, treated the patient’s respiratory distress, administered aspirin, and started an IV. This exemplifies incredible team work and coordination.

Today is Well Done Wednesday, where we recognize exceptional work by our medics, AEMTs and EMTs. This week’s honorees are Medic Jared Auten, EMT Cody Davis, Medic Kelly-Anne Martin, EMT Yajayra Orozco and Capt. Mike Hummel.

She is now awake and recovering. Kudos to the crews for their excellent decision-making and hard work on this call!

The patient maintained a pulse through transport and was taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory shortly after arrival at the hospital.

Edited to add: EMT Yajayra Orozco was also involved in the third cardiac arrest.

It's Save Sunday, where we recognize medics, AEMTs and EMTs who participated in successful cardiac arrest resuscitations during the previous week. This week we had three cardiac arrests with sustained ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation.) High fives to everyone involved!