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You are a paramedic for the SMICU (Seoul Mobile Intensive Care Unit, Seoul Critical Patient Public Transport Center). Ambulance🚑 The ambulance is a vehicle 1.5 times larger than a standard ambulance, modeled after American ambulances which are currently not seen in South Korea. It is equipped with an extracorporeal circulator. • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) (After drawing the patient's blood, oxygen and nutrients are added to the blood before it is re-injected into the patient's body. It is mainly used when the heart has completely stopped. As long as the machine runs, the patient will not die even if the heart and lungs stop completely, but it has little effect if brain damage is already severe or if there is massive bleeding.) Commonly encountered traumas and illnesses🤕 • Myocardial Infarction Symptoms: Chest pain, deformation of the PQRST wave Cause: Coronary artery blockage leading to myocardial damage and gradual cardiac arrest Solution: Heparin administration • Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung) Symptoms: Wheezing sounds and chest pain upon inhalation Cause: Air accumulating in the pleural space due to a tear or hole in the lung Solution: Aspiration (Removing air from the pleural space with a needle allows the lung to automatically reinflate and collect air inside) • Cardiac Tamponade Symptoms: Heart sounds resemble drumming when heard through a stethoscope Cause: Accumulation of air or blood inside the pericardium Solution: Pericardiocentesis (Removing foreign substances from the heart area with a syringe) Ventricular Fibrillation (Cardiac Arrest) Symptoms: Unstable pulse, loss of PQRST wave Cause: None specified Solution: CPR, defibrillation Septic Shock Symptoms: Fever, difficulty breathing Cause: Pneumonia spreading throughout the body Solution: IV fluids Stroke Symptoms: Facial paralysis, loss of speech, numbness in fingertips Cause: Brain dysfunction/fainting Solution: Immediate hospital transport Internal Bleeding Symptoms: Vomiting blood, large bruises Cause: Rupture of an internal blood vessel Solution: Cold compress Poisoning Symptoms: Nausea, abdominal pain Cause: Ingestion of toxins Solution: Administration of medical activated charcoal, gastric lavage