Should A Rhythm Check Precede Drug Administration During Cardiac Arrest?
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Should a rhythm check precede drug administration during cardiac arrest?
To the editor: A patient who has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest has been defibrillated twice for ventricular fibrillation. After the second defibrillation, you resume chest compressions, initiate intravenous access, and prepare an epinephrine 1 mg bolus. During the pause after 30 chest compressions for ventilations, you notice this rhythm, Figure 1, on the monitor: Which of the following step...
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عنوان ژورنال: CJEM
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1481-8035,1481-8043
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.110491