{"id":10665,"date":"2020-07-17T10:29:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=82740"},"modified":"2020-07-17T10:29:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:29:15","slug":"present-stasis-ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/07\/17\/present-stasis-ambulance\/","title":{"rendered":"What does ‘present stasis’ mean? Ambulance on BBC term explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ambulance series 5 drew to a close on Thursday, July 16th with one of its most\u00a0heart wrenching episodes to date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Viewers knew they were in for a dramatic finale, as within the first couple of minutes the North West Ambulance Service team was dealing with a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

One of the telephone operators guided a caller through CPR while they waited for the ambulance service to arrive. However, when the ambulance did arrive, the paramedic used a term which stumped viewers. So, what does ‘present stasis’ mean?<\/p>\n

Ambulance uses ‘present stasis’ diagnosis<\/h3>\n

The caller on the phone had rung 999 as her father was having a heart attack. The medic on the line guided them through CPR, however things did not look good when the paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n

In the episode, we heard the paramedic takeover the CPR duty and then pick up the phone. They explained to the NHS professional:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the paramedic. I\u2019ve asked her to stop. The gentleman\u2019s got present stasis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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  • SEE ALSO<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span> Ambulance’s tribute to Stephen Pollitt explained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Did that paramedic really cease CPR because of "present stasis"? #ambulance<\/a><\/p>\n

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