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Do defibrillators work in asystole?
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Defibrillator: Paramedics may attach monitor and defibrillator leads as a routine. But defibrillation is not the treatment for asystole.
Answered 2/25/2017
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No: Defibrillators work to disrupt an irregular, rapid, pathological heart beat. They don't "jump start" a heart that is not beating.
Answered 7/28/2014
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