Due to the pervasiveness of this myth, one of the first things medical students learn during basic life support training is that a flatline – known as asystole – is not a shockable rhythm. This is because a defibrillator does not work like a jumper cable ...
If an AED is not used or is not available to analyze the heart rhythm of someone in cardiac arrest, there is no way to know whether the arrest was caused by pulseless electrical activity or some other rhythm that might or might not be shockable. This is why it is important to perform ...
In the multivariate analysis, in the general population, occurrence near a public building (OR 1.92), the presence of witnesses (OR 2.65), and a shockable rhythm (OR 7.04) were independent predictors of survival to hospital admission, whereas age (OR 0.97) and occurrence durin...
If the patient is wet on the chest, dry with a cloth; otherwise, causing non-sticky AED pads to affect a precise heart rhythm analysis. • Remember not to use alcohol to dry the patient's chest, as alcohol is flammable. If there are hairs on the chest, it is best to shave them ...
After analyzing the heart rhythm, the AED will issue a command on whether to shock or not. If an AED shock is required, then a fully automatic AED will ask you to step back and deliver the electric shock automatically after ensuring that no one can reach the patient. In the case o...
guidelines for CPR and ECC have reported that survival rates from witnessed cardiac arrest due to shockable rhythm (i.e., ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia) decrease 7–10% for every minute that passes between collapse and defibrillation if no CPR by bystanders is provided...
Strongest predictors of bystander resuscitation were shockable rhythm (OR 7.75, 95% CI 5.04-11.9) and OHCA in public location (OR 4.8, 95% CI 2.0-11.3). Predictors of EMS terminating resuscitation efforts were OHCA in residential aged care facility (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.47-2.5) and older age...
Early defibrillation is able to convert a shockable arrhythmia into spontaneous circulation even if the paddles are not in the usual posit ion. Unfortunately the authors do not report what the rhythm was after ROSC. Secondly, this case report describes what might have really happened in the OR....
(15% v. 4%, p=0.04).Figure 1Of the 42 patients who had an ICD placed during the index hospitalization, 54% were implanted without knowing the type of shockable rhythm or confirmation that an appropriate AED shock had been delivered.#Conclusion:Rhythm strips help guide clinical decisions when...