ACLS review: asystole part 1
Asystole· A-(without) Systole- (contraction)
· No discernible electrical activity, no cardiac output
· Very poor outcomes
· Terminal rhythm of patient whose clinical condition has deteriorated
· Often a confirmation of death rather than a rhythm
Asystolic Rhythms· “Flat line”
P wave asystole- atrial activity without ventricular activity
Reviewed 2/28/16
· No discernible electrical activity, no cardiac output
· Very poor outcomes
· Terminal rhythm of patient whose clinical condition has deteriorated
· Often a confirmation of death rather than a rhythm
Asystolic Rhythms· “Flat line”
P wave asystole- atrial activity without ventricular activity
Agonal or idioventricular rhythms at a rate less than 6 per minute
Reviewed 2/28/16
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