Tag: Ventricular Fibrillation

REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

by Mark Ramzy posted December 19, 2022 No Comments

Background Information: Double external defibrillation (DED) is an intervention often used to treat refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF). This procedure involves applying another set of pads attached to a second defibrillator to a patient and shocking them in hopes of terminating ...

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Beyond ACLS: Dual Simultaneous External Defibrillation

by Salim Rezaie posted July 16, 2015 No Comments

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurs in the United States at a rate of nearly 300,000 individuals per year. Even more concerning is the high mortality rate which is associated with this. The majority of OHCA is due to cardiac ...

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