I really should know this as I've done Basic Life Support courses in which the examiner has gone into some depth about sinus rhythm, etc, but....is it possible for a cardiac arrest patient to have no pulse, but for the sinus rhythm to appear normal?
The situation I'm trying to set up is this: an A&E nurse receives what seems to be a normal cardiac arrest patient, but it turns out that there's a curse on the patient which causes his heart to literally disappear. What I need is some kind of glaring sign that this is not a typical cardiac arrest - something which would look almost like an 'X-File' of sorts.
Anyone know more about cardiology/emergency medicine than I do?
- Crunchy, more used to ENT than A&E
The situation I'm trying to set up is this: an A&E nurse receives what seems to be a normal cardiac arrest patient, but it turns out that there's a curse on the patient which causes his heart to literally disappear. What I need is some kind of glaring sign that this is not a typical cardiac arrest - something which would look almost like an 'X-File' of sorts.
Anyone know more about cardiology/emergency medicine than I do?
- Crunchy, more used to ENT than A&E