Key result
With appropriate training, paramedics could potentially deliver IV amiodarone safely to patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia en route to the hospital.
Why the study?
Increased conveyance times have heightened the need for en route pharmacological management of potentially life-threatening arrhythmias, raising the question of paramedic-administered IV amiodarone for cardioversion-resistant supraventricular tachycardia.
Can paramedics safely and effectively use IV amiodarone to terminate paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia en route to the hospital?
Population
Patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) resistant to cardioversion
Design
Review
Authors
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May enable prehospital IV amiodarone for SVT; leaves open need for randomized trials before adoption.
Can paramedics safely and effectively use IV amiodarone to terminate paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia en route to the hospital?
The paper proposes that with appropriate training, paramedics could safely administer IV amiodarone to terminate PSVT en route to the hospital.
Ashley Hanson (2020) conducted a review in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). IV amiodarone was evaluated. With appropriate training, paramedics could potentially deliver IV amiodarone safely to patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia en route to the hospital.
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