STUCK IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
This is the first step an EMS provider should take when encountering a patient in cardiac arrest.
Responsiveness, check for pulse and breathing.
ERNIE HIPPEN
EPINEPHRINE
The heart's natural pacemaker that initiates each heartbeat.
SINOATRIAL NODE (SA) NODE
Three recommended ways to a healthier heart.
Diet, exercise, and reducing stress
This state capital has an exact replica of the Parthenon.
Nashville
This is the recommended compression rate per minute for adult CPR according to AHA guidelines.
100-120 Compression per minute.
DIANA ROMEO
AMIODARONE
This coronary artery is most commonly occluded in a myocardial infarction, leading to the term "widowmaker"
Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery
This blood pressure is considered Hypertension.
130/80
Founded in Memphis in 1916, this was the first self-service grocery store.
Piggly Wiggly
This medication is administered by EMS to reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression that may contribute to cardiac arrest.
Naloxone/Narcan
ADEN DRACO
ADENOCARD
Term for the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute, calculated as stroke volume times heart rate.
Cardiac Output
This condition, characterized by a rapid and irregular heartbeat, can increase the risk of stroke if left untreated.
Atrial Fibrillation
The documentary Soulsville, USA chronicles the musicians, songwriters, and producers who smashed racial barriers and created the signature sound of this Memphis landmark.
Stax Records and Museum of American Soul Music
Airway device commonly used by paramedics to secure the airway in cardiac arrest when endotracheal intubation is not feasible.
Supraglottic Airway (e.g. iGel, AirQ)
CELERY TORINING
NITROGLYCERINE
This electrolyte is primarily responsible for the depolarization phase of the cardiac action potential.
Sodium
This type of fat, found in foods like fatty meats and full-fat dairy, raises LDL and increases the risk of heart disease.
Saturated fat
The first hip-hop group to win an Academy Award for 'Best Original Song" in 2006.
Three 6 Mafia
This is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort.
Angina Pectoris
DORIC BABUISM
SODIUM BICARB
Period in the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are completely relaxed and filling with blood.
Diastole
This type of cholesterol, often called the good cholesterol, helps remove excess cholesterol from your arteries.
HDL Cholesterol
In Lynchburg, you can visit this distillery, for which famous brand of Tennessee whiskey?
Jack Daniel's
Condiment lovers can thank the 103rd General Assembly for officially naming this vegetable (although it's a fruit) as the state food of Tennessee in 2003.
Tomato