Cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation; a method of treatment by electrical shock.
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Ventricular fibrillation is an incoordinated type of contraction which produces no useful beats. The typical rippling movements of the ventricular muscle are unmistakable when seen or felt with the hand directly on the heart. The treatment of a heart that has stopped is cardiac massage and adequate oxygenation. The treatment of ventricular fibrillation which we recommend is, first, massage to maintain the oxygen supply to the heart through the coronary arteries, followed rapidly by electrical shocking to restore normal rhythm
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 7 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1952