- A 50 year old man who collapsed at a bus stop and was in a cardiac arrest when paramedics
arrived. Asses for possible causes of cardiac arrest
Issues
° Causes of cardiac arrest
° Management post cardiac arrest
° C-spine clearance
° Complications of cardiac arrest
Areas of weakness identified by examiners:
° Missed Codman catheter
° Missed toxicology as a possible cause of arrest
° Poor exam technique
° Focussed only on the cardiac causes