Do you shock a flatline?
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Leo Rodriguez
Studied at the University of Ottawa, Lives in Ottawa, Canada.
As a medical professional, it's important to clarify that the portrayal of medical emergencies in dramas is often dramatized and may not always reflect the actual protocols followed in real-life emergency situations. When it comes to treating a patient who has experienced a cardiac arrest and is in a state of flatline on an EKG, the approach is indeed more nuanced than simply applying a shock.
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Works at the International Telecommunication Union, Lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
In most popular medical dramas, when a patient has a cardiac arrest and "flatlines" the doctors many times use a defibrillator to "shock the heart back into rhythm'. I know that actually, the proper protocol is CPR and epinephrine (if possible), and that you should shock rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation.
2014-9-11
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Julian Turner
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In most popular medical dramas, when a patient has a cardiac arrest and "flatlines" the doctors many times use a defibrillator to "shock the heart back into rhythm'. I know that actually, the proper protocol is CPR and epinephrine (if possible), and that you should shock rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation.
