Asystole (ay-sis-stuh-lee) is when there’s no electricity or movement in yourheart. That means you don’t have a heartbeat. It’s also known as flatline. That’s because doctors check the rhythm of your heart with a machine called an electrocardiogram -- also called an ECG orEKG. I...
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Asystole is the absence of cardiac rhythm. In this scenario, health care providers immediately start CPR. This practice depends on steady chest compressions to push the blood through the body, which gives the care providers precious time to get to the bottom of...
Question: What does the heart do? The Heart: The heart is a muscular organ located on the left side of the human chest. It is comprised of four chambers which are separated from each other by valves. Answer and Explanation:1 The heart pumps blood throughout the body. The muscles of the...
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Defibrillation is an attempt to force out the wrong electrolytes so “the heart’s normal operation of electrolytes passing across the cell membranes in an organized fashion will take over again.” This also explains why trying to “jump start” a flat-lining or “asystole” ...