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What irregular heart rhythms can be treated with an external defibrillation?
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Rhythms: AED is automatic external defibrillator designed to identify and treat ventricular fibrillation. We treat other forms of rapid heart rhythm with elective or urgent external shock(defibrillator)such as atrial fibrillation.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Any: Any rapid abnormal heart rhythm can be treated with external defibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, svt, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation can all be treated this way but some are emergent and some are elective.
Answered 8/16/2013
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