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Defibrillation is a
treatment for life-threatening
cardiac arrhythmias,
specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing
ventricular tachycardia...
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Defibrillation threshold indicates the
minimum amount of
energy needed to
return normal rhythm to a
heart that is
beating in a
cardiac dysrhythmia. Typical...
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pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to
treat them
through defibrillation, the
application of
electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing...
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spontaneous circulation using a
variety of
interventions including CPR,
defibrillation, and/or
cardiac pacing. Two
protocols have been
established for CPR:...
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defibrillation than for cardioversion. In most
defibrillation, the
recipient has lost
consciousness so
there is no need for sedation.
Defibrillation or...
- subject's heart,
termed defibrillation, is
usually needed to
restore a viable, or "perfusing",
heart rhythm.
Defibrillation is
effective only for certain...
- tachycardia,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and
defibrillation is recommended.
Biphasic defibrillation may be
better than monophasic.
While waiting for...
- the
heart stops pumping in a
regular rhythm. In this situation,
early defibrillation is the key to
returning the patient's
heart back to a
normal rhythm...
- (January 2018). "Interaction of
defibrillation waveform with the time to
defibrillation or the
number of
defibrillation attempts on
survival from out-of-hospital...
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Treatment is with
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and
defibrillation.
Biphasic defibrillation may be
better than monophasic. The
medication epinephrine...
