v-fib

Lethal heart quiver

V-fib is medical shorthand for ventricular fibrillation—a life-threatening heart rhythm in which the lower chambers quiver chaotically instead of pumping blood.

Without immediate treatment, v-fib causes cardiac arrest within minutes.

The patient went into v-fib and they had to shock him.

emergency

defibrillator

Heart-shocking medical device

shockViolent sudden disturbance
CPREmergency revival technique
code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal

resuscitation · AED · paddles · joules · crash cart · chest compressions · epinephrine · lidocaine · intubation · flatline

arrhythmia

ventricular fibrillation

Deadly heart rhythm disorder

cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm

quivering · pulseless · asystole · tachycardia · heart rhythm · electrical storm · dysrhythmia · flutter · irregular heartbeat · cardioversion

monitoring

ECG

Cardiac electrical recording

EKGCardiac electrical recording
electrocardiogramHeart's electrical activity record
waveformGraphed oscillation pattern

telemetry · heart monitor · leads · tracing · baseline · amplitude · sinus rhythm · flatline · oscillation · coarse

v-fib

defibrillator

ventricular fibrillation

ECG

v-fib

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