…while defibrillation (unsynchronized shock) is reserved for ventricular fibrillation, where urgent reversion to sinus rhythm is required. The rationale for electrical therapy over drugs is…

…or documented well managed DOAC therapy with no missed doses. A single missed DOAC dose makes the pretreatment inadequate and the cardioversion must be postponed…

…1 ). Representative single beat morphs for a low risk patient (blue) and the corresponding high risk morph (red). Beyond the difference in R wave amplitude…

…C Blood samples Management Recommendation Level of evidence Serum biomarkers of myocardial infarction (troponin) should be sampled as early as possible without delaying reperfusion therapy…

…wake up trial shortens the time on the ventilator. See the article on confusion for the management of delirium in intensive care. Renal replacement therapy…

…Classification according to duration: Sustained VT : VT 30 seconds, or VT <30 seconds terminated by therapy. Non sustained VT (NSVT) : VT with ≥3 beats and…

…Classification according to duration: Sustained VT : VT 30 seconds, or VT <30 seconds terminated by therapy. Non sustained VT (NSVT) : VT with ≥3 beats and…

…ECG can never achieve, and makes it visible even when it lies buried in the QRS complex or the T wave. The whole value of…

…usually unaffected, but the shock volume and ejection fraction (EF) may be reduced because the end diastolic volume of the ventricle (EDV) is reduced. Constrictive…

…of cases. Potentially reversible causes of traumatic cardiac arrest ( Salomone et al ): Hypovolemia : Hypovolemic shock is common in both penetrating and blunt force trauma. Loss…