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The episode discusses the implications of verapamil in cardiac arrest cases and highlights paramedic safety issues in the UK.
Listener discretion is advised! (explicit) References: McGovern B, Garan H, Ruskin JN. Precipitation of cardiac arrest by verapamil in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1986 Jun;104(6):791-4. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-104-6-791. PMID: 3706931. Strasberg B, Sagie A, Rechavia E, Katz A, Ovsyscher IA, Sclarovsky S, Agmon J. Deleterious effects of intravenous verapamil in Wolff-Parkinson-White patients and atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 1989 Jan;2(6):801-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00133211. PMID: 2488095. UK Paramedic Assaults: https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk/COP/COP/News/2025/AACE_Calls_For_Further_Interventions.aspx#:~:text=New%20data%20shows%20UK%20ambulance,15%25%20on%20the%20previous%20year .
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