Should a rhythm check precede drug administration during cardiac arrest?
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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 steps would you do next?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- CJEM
دوره 14 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012