Check out this very brief Amal Mattu article about that pesky ECG after ROSC. Bottom line: Wait at least 8 minutes to obtain the ECG if you obtain ROSC. This isn’t that wild of an idea, and often it takes a good 10 minutes to set up the machine and stop doing your other resus tasks. But don’t be compelled to get the ECG as fast as possible, as the delay of 8 minutes can reduce false + STEMI. Check out this long article he cites.

Think you need tick bite prophylaxis after that woodland hike? These are the indications.