Topic: Paramedic’s Corner: Atrial fibrillation, Part II

• Maynard: Dang It I almost forgot...... Gnite Okie see you tomorrow.... Becky is going after our new Baby early in the morning... She just can't stop smiling   
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• Maynard: Thank you Eeyore and also thanks for putting me in the red again, I love that it makes me feel special 
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• Maynard: Eeyore some times you floor me........I don't care who you are that was funny!!  Bahahahahagha
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• okie the thread killer: guess he will know
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• okie the thread killer: oh, okay....
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• Eeyore: That was for Maynard
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• okie the thread killer: huh???
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• Eeyore: You just want to point back
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• okie the thread killer: nite maynard...take care
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• cricket: Oh no I dont get a check no more, I guess I will have to keep on working!!
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Gary Carmack
 

Paramedic’s Corner: Atrial fibrillation, Part II
Typical symptoms of atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) include feelings of weakness and faintness and irregular heart beats called palpitations. The person also might suffer from breathlessness. The other symptoms are ominous, those of a stroke. One of the scary consequences of a-fib is the possibility of a stroke. This is caused by a blood clot (embolus) breaking loose in the heart and traveling to the brain causing a stroke. Because of this, physicians will usually be quite aggressive in thinning the blood while controlling the a-fib — hopefully preventing a stroke from occurring. Read More on Pulaski County Daily ...

By Ambulance Director Gary Carmack