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Why bother defibrillating if asystole?
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Asystole: Indication for defibrillation are tachyarrhythmias, not asystole.
Answered 12/9/2013
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You should not: If it is truly asystole, you should not. Fine ventricular fibrillation can resemble asystole to the stupid computer on many defibrillators, so, if you think it's v-fib you should shock the patient. Otherwise skip it, you are flogging the dead.
Answered 8/23/2012
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