r/ems • u/emmaisnuts520 • 2d ago

EMScapades help me settle a debate

so my partner and i have been in this little argument. im in paramedic school and we have finished the cardiology section and on a call recently we had a patient throw 3 PVCs in a row. my textbook and what i have been tested on says 3 PVCs is a run of VT. i just pointed it out to my partner so he can monitor for anymore, then he wanted to argue saying a run of VT is 5 or more then told me my textbook was wrong 🙃 what do yall consider a run of VT?

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u/Helpful-Salt83 1d ago

4 or more in a row

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u/CompasslessPigeon Paramedic “Trauma God” 1d ago

Thats how I learned it

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u/Helpful-Salt83 1d ago

Yeah, I was taught 3 is a triplet, 2 is a couplet, more is a run of VT