🚨 STOP SCROLLING – THIS ECG CAN MEAN DEATH IF MISSED 🚨 (Every nurse must recognize this pattern) 🫀 ELECTRICAL ALTERNANS on ECG is a RED-FLAG sign pointing to CARDIAC TAMPONADE — a rapidly fatal condition if not treated immediately. ⚡ What it looks like: ✔ Alternating tall & short QRS complexes ✔ Heart “swinging” in a fluid-filled pericardium ✔ Often associated with pericardial effusion ⚠️ Clinical danger signs: • Hypotension • Tachycardia • Dyspnea • Shock 🧠 NURSING PEARL: Electrical alterna