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What are the treatments for asystole?
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ACLS: The advanced cardiac life support algorithm recommends chest compression, starting and IV and giving Atropine and Epinephrine and checking a rhythm on a defibrillator/aed (but you wouldn't shock this rhythm if it persisted). That's it - the person responding should also consider treating things that can be reversed.. Like acidosis or hypovolemia etc. Etc.
Answered 11/8/2015
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