An Unusual Cause of Cardiac Arrest

Author: Sarah Hazleman / Editor: Yasmin Sultan / Reviewer: Joe Schrieber, Ciaran Mackle / Codes: / Published: 30/10/2023

You receive a pre-alert for a 30-year-old female who had chest pain in the morning. She is 8 weeks post-partum and had no complications during pregnancy or delivery.

On route she has had a cardiorespiratory arrest. CPR is ongoing with an IGEL in situ.

Prior to this she had previously been fit and well.

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