V Fib Acls

Rhythm is the rhythm regular or irregular.

V fib acls. Ventricular fibrillation vf adult acls cardiac arrest algorithm for ventricular fibrillation. Ventricular fibrillation vf and pulseless ventricular tachycardia vt are life threatening cardiac rhythms that result in ineffective ventricular contractions. 5 in vf the etiology of arrest is often attributed to either acute ischemia or non ischemic arrhythmia. Ventricular fibrillation vf or v fib is the most common initial heart rhythm in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest ohca and the most salvageable one.

Acls cardiac arrest vtach and vfib algorithm perform the initial assessment perform high quality cpr establish an airway and provide oxygen to keep oxygen saturation 94 monitor the victim s heart rhythm and blood pressure if the patient is in vtach or vfib this is a shockable rhythm apply defibrillator pads or paddles and shock the. Ventricular fibrillation or vf sometimes v fib is a condition where there is uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of the ventricles in the heart. Defibrillation is the treatment of choice and should occur as soon as possible. The video below shows an example of what ventricular fibrillation will look like when you see it on the defibrillator monitor.

Vf figure 24 is a rapid quivering of the ventricular walls that prevents them from pumping. Ventricular fibrillation is always pulseless and must be confirmed by ekg or defibrillator monitor. 8 although vf appears as a chaotic and disorganized rhythm characteristics of the ventricular fibrillation waveform such as.