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Defibrillation is a treatment for any abnormal electrical activity of the heart, uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle or fast heart rhythm. Defibrillation cosists of delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the affected area of the heart with a device called a defibrillator and helps alow normal sinus rhythm.
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What is Defibrillation called in medical terminology?
Defibrillation is a medical term.
What is an advantage of using hands free defibrillation pads instead of defibrillatiion paddles?
Allow for a more rapid defibrillation
When did the delivery of current expected to increase during defibrillation?
delivered current during defibrillation is expected to increase with which of the following?
What is the purpose for defibrillation?
Defibrillation is performed to correct life-threatening fibrillations of the heart, which could result in cardiac arrest.
American red cross early defibrillation can?
American Red Cross early defibrillation can increase the chance of survival from cardiac arrest.
What conditions are treated by defibrillation?
Defibrillation is performed to correct life-threatening arrhythmias of the heart including ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest.in non-life threatening situations, atrial defibrillation can be used to treat atrial fibrillation or flutter.
Who should not receive defibrillation?
Defibrillation should not be performed on a patient who has a pulse or is alert, as this could cause a lethal heart rhythm disturbance or cardiac arrest.
The heart does not need to have electrical activity for defibrillation to work?
No, what defibrillation does is 'reorganize' chaotic electrical activity known as ventricular fibrillation or pulseless V-Tach.
What can early CPR and defibrillation do?
CPR and early defibrillation can reduce the risk of damage to the brain from inadequate blood flow. Thus, they can increase the likelihood fo survival.
The use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm is known as?
Defibrillation also known as cardioversion.
What is the action called when doctors shock the heart?
Defibrillation
What precautions are associated with defibrillation?
Defibrillation should not be performed on a patient who has a pulse or is alert.The paddles used in the procedure should not be placed on a woman's breasts or over an internal pacemaker
