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Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)

Ventricular Fibrillation

– An uncoordinated firing of the ventricles.

– No QRS complex can be seen

– leads to death, if untreated

 

Rate:

• Ventricular: Unknown (varies)
• Atrial > Absent

Rhythm:

• P-R Interval: Chaotic
• P-P Interval: absent

Duration:

• PR Interval: Absent
• QRS Complex: Chaotic

 

Ventricular Fibrillation

– A quivering of the ventricles

– Patient has no Blood Pressure, Heart rate, Heart sounds and Respirations.

– Defibrillate patient STAT up to 3 times:   200, 300 and 360 Joules

– CPR, Oxygen

– Administer Epinephrine, Amidarone (Cordarone) and Lidocaine.