Why do we not defibrillate asystole?
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Ava Wilson
Studied at the University of Tokyo, Lives in Tokyo, Japan.
As a medical professional with expertise in emergency medicine, I can explain why we do not defibrillate asystole.
Defibrillation is a medical procedure that applies a high-energy shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm when it is in a state of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VTach). These are both classified as shockable rhythms because they are caused by disorganized electrical activity within the heart muscle.
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Works at the International Air Transport Association, Lives in Montreal, Canada.
Treatment. PEA is treated much like asystole. It is not a shockable rhythm because the electrical system in the heart is actually working properly. Shocking the patient is done to 'reset' the heart's rhythm, but the problem in PEA isn't in the conduction of electrical stimuli in the heart.
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Lucas Price
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Treatment. PEA is treated much like asystole. It is not a shockable rhythm because the electrical system in the heart is actually working properly. Shocking the patient is done to 'reset' the heart's rhythm, but the problem in PEA isn't in the conduction of electrical stimuli in the heart.