countershock
Heart-restarting zap
Countershock is an electric shock delivered to the heart to restore normal rhythm, used during cardiac arrest or dangerous arrhythmias.
The term emphasizes that the shock counters an abnormal state—defibrillation is the most common form.
The patient received a countershock and regained a stable heartbeat.
Rapid irregular muscle contractions
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- ventricularOf heart's lower chambers
- atrialOf upper heart chambers
- asystoleZero cardiac electrical activity
pulseless · rhythm · sinus · cardiac · heart · flutter · arrest · dysrhythmia
Arrhythmia correction procedure
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- AEDAutomated shock device
- ICDDisease classification system
- paddlesHandheld water propulsion tools
electrodes · joules · biphasic · monophasic · shockable · synchronized · unsynchronized · discharge
Emergency revival technique
- revivalReturn after decline
- lifesavingPreserving human existence
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
code · ROSC · pulse · epinephrine · survival · protocol · algorithm · intervention
fibrillation
Rapid irregular muscle contractions
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- ventricularOf heart's lower chambers
- atrialOf upper heart chambers
asystole · pulseless · rhythm · sinus · cardiac · heart · flutter · arrest · dysrhythmia · ectopic
cardioversion
Arrhythmia correction procedure
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- AEDAutomated shock device
- ICDDisease classification system
paddles · electrodes · joules · biphasic · monophasic · shockable · synchronized · unsynchronized · discharge · waveform
CPR
Emergency revival technique
- revivalReturn after decline
- lifesavingPreserving human existence
- emergencySerious sudden danger
paramedic · code · ROSC · pulse · epinephrine · survival · protocol · algorithm · intervention · critical
countershockpharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
medication · drug therapy · lidocaine · beta blockers · adenosine
countershockfibrillation
Rapid irregular muscle contractions
cardiac arrest · electrocution · ventricular fibrillation · asystole · flatline
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