Sorting Out Syncope: EMS Evaluation of the Collapse Patient

Friday, October 14, 2022

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM EDT

Location: 224CD

Co-Speaker(s)

Robert Dickson, FACEP, FAEMS

Medical Director Montgomery County Hospital District EMS
Baylor College of Medicine
Conroe, Texas
Casey B. Patrick, MD, FAEMS

EMS Medical Director
Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare/MCHD EMS
Conroe, Texas

Description: This is a common presenting complaint for EMS providers and encompasses a huge differential diagnosis that many find daunting. Dr's Dickson and Patrick will provide a framework to evaluate this complaint and identify the potential killers.

By the end of this lecture the student should be able to:

Learning Objectives:

List the top killers that may present with a syncopal spell
Demonstrate the historical and exam features of deadly causes of sycope
Identify concerning findings on ECG associated with deadly syncope
Identify clinical features that differentiate syncope from seizure