Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases

Sudden Collapse (1x7)

Air date: Mar 25, 2014

The person in front of you collapses to the floor. You have no time for a chief complaint or history. There is a woman lying on the floor in front of you, and she looks to be about 50 years old. She is pale, and she’s taking what are called agonal respirations: just the barest gasps that occur when a person is near death. Within moments, even these respiratory efforts stop. What do you do?