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Pooja Joshi, RN, CCRN, is a rapid response nurse at a medical center near Oberlin, Ohio. She responds to emergencies and deteriorating patients across the facility and leads mock code training for floor staff. Joshi holds a BSN from Old Dominion University and occasionally writes for Biology Insights on acute cardiac care and emergency recognition.

What Makes Clinical and Biological Death Different?Biology
What Are the Special Considerations for Defibrillating a Child?Kids
How Much Air in a PICC Line Is Dangerous?Safety
What Is a PEA Rhythm and Why Is It a Medical Emergency?Heart & Lungs
Can CPR Cause Pneumothorax? The Risk of a Collapsed Lung Safety
How Much Air in an IV Line Is Safe?Safety
How to Properly Perform a Sternal Rub Safety
Why Is Early Defibrillation Important?Safety
What Is a Sign of Severe Airway Obstruction?Heart & Lungs
Can You Shock V-fib? Why It’s a Shockable Rhythm Heart & Lungs
Why Is an AED Needed for Basic Life Support (BLS)?Safety
What Is the First-Line Treatment for Ventricular Fibrillation?Drugs
When Do You Defibrillate a Patient?Procedures
Can a taser be used as a defibrillator?Safety
What Does a Sternal Rub Do and Why Is It Performed?Safety
Where Do Defib Pads Go for Correct & Safe Defibrillation?Safety
What Is the Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Chain of Survival?Safety
Do You Defibrillate Asystole? The Scientific Answer Safety
Why Is PEA a Non-Shockable Heart Rhythm?Heart & Lungs
Where to Place AED Pads for an Infant in Cardiac Arrest Safety
What Should Chest Compression Fraction Be During CPR?Safety
What Assessment Findings Indicate a Client Is in Shock?Safety
What Heart Rhythms Does an AED Shock?Safety
How to Find a Vein for IV Access: Step-by-Step Techniques Procedures
When Is Epinephrine Given During a Medical Code?Drugs
Is It Safe to Use an AED on a Patient with Body Piercings?Safety
What Is a Respiratory Arrest and What Are the Signs?Heart & Lungs
What Does a Crash Cart Contain? Equipment & Medications Safety
Can You Shock a Flatline? The Scientific Answer Procedures
Why Don’t You Shock Asystole? A Look at Flatline Myths Heart & Lungs