Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia...
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Cardiac arrest (section Defibrillation)
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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Automated external defibrillator (redirect from Public access defibrillation)
pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing...
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subject's heart, termed defibrillation, is usually needed to restore a viable, or "perfusing", heart rhythm. Defibrillation is effective only for certain...
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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...
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Ventricular tachycardia (section Defibrillation)
tachycardia, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation is recommended. Biphasic defibrillation may be better than monophasic. While waiting for...
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Chain of survival (section Early defibrillation)
cardiac arrest and access to emergency medical care, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced cardiac life support, and physical and emotional recovery...
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Basic life support (section D - Defibrillation)
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...
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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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(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...
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CPR (consisting of ventilation of the lungs and chest compressions), defibrillation and emergency medical services (the means to bring these techniques...
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restoring the activity of the electrical conduction system of the heart. (Defibrillation uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a random...
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that is not producing a pulse, which can potentially be treated with defibrillation) usually present with a very poor prognosis. Asystole is found initially...
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sequence induction Cardiac rhythm monitoring by ECG Cardioversion and defibrillation using a manual or automated external defibrillator Transcutaneous pacing...
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are multiple factors during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation that are associated with success of achieving return of spontaneous...
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electrocardiography. This allows early intervention with medication, cardioversion or defibrillation, improving the prognosis. As arrhythmias are relatively common in this...
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victims survived. This increase is likely due to prompt CPR, access to defibrillation, and higher public awareness of this phenomenon. Due to ventricular...
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behind to stabilize Ramirez. At 8:50 p.m., after 45 minutes of CPR and defibrillation, Ramirez was pronounced dead from kidney failure related to her cancer...
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Robert (2017). "History of cardiac pacing and defibrillation in the young". Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease....
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heavily damaged Smith shuts down before Atlas is rescued after repeated defibrillation. Back on Earth, Atlas is informed that Harlan's complicated CPU will...
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(cardiac arrest) and breathing, but the development of CPR and prompt defibrillation have rendered that definition inadequate because breathing and heartbeat...
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spleen, kidney, and liver were hit. Despite surgical intervention and defibrillation, Oswald died at 1:07 p.m. Arrested immediately after the shooting, Ruby...
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Defibrillators (AED) can be found in many public places. They produce a defibrillation (electric shocks) that can restore the pulse of a victim. Anyway, they...
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pioneering company in the field of portable defibrillation. Physio-Control manufactures emergency defibrillation and automated CPR equipment. The company...
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effective cardiac output) Disability (neurological condition), and/or Defibrillation (cardio-respiratory failure, which can be also included as 'Breathing'...
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Other features include: Defibrillation protection: any ECG used in healthcare may be attached to a person who requires defibrillation and the ECG needs to...
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administration of intranasal Narcan with the exception of automated external defibrillation (which is still considered a regulated medical act in most provinces...
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treatments such as TENS, electrotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy and defibrillation. A typical electrode gel consists of a mixture of water, a thickener...
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health fee. Providing intermediate life support (ILS), rapid cardiac defibrillation, emergency and non-emergency transportation, and special event standby...
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