What is defibrillation?
Defibrillation is a particular medical treatment, in which a defibrillator delivers energy to a heart shot. The medical staff determine the level of electrical charge (joules) to apply, tested according to their experiences and practices. The electric charge is the patient's chest through the pads or plates applied to the defibrillator.
Electric shock to the heart depolarizes a critical level of the heart muscle stopsthe arrhythmia (beating), and lets the regular sinus rhythm restart through the body's natural pacemaker chemicals, in the sinoatrial node of the heart.
This device is used for life-threatening conditions such as cardiac arrhythmias or a ventricular fibrillation. A cardiac arrhythmia occurs when there is unusual electrical activity inside the heart. The heart rate can be too low, too high or irregular. A ventricular fibrillation heart condition happens when there is an uneven contraction within the cardiac muscles in the chambers inside the heart. This causes the muscles to quiver instead of contracting appropriately. The quiver may be described as a writhing motion like what you might see in a container filled with worms.
The average individual can not detect a quivering pulse by touching their normal pulse points on the inside of the wrist or on the side of the neck. A certified ECG technician with ECG/EKG training can detect the unusual pulse. A healthcare professional as an ECG technician often a manual defibrillator is used together with an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor for the diagnosis of heart disease. A lot of defibrillators are equipped with ECG.
Defibrillators are usually in outpatient clinics, hospitals and clinics have found, because they require specific medical training. In U.S. hospitals, ECG / EKG training usually includes ECG / EKG classes, how to recognize life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias ventricular fibrillation and heart disease.This knowledge is essential for the proper handling of defibrillation.
ECG technician to find the cardiology department in a hospital, nursing home or in a department of a hospital. You could also directly with patients after heart surgery. Nursing assistants often ECG / EKG classes so they can work in telemetry or emergency room.
Health professionals have an ECG / EKG are certified before they can provide defibrillation in patients. TheirThe training usually includes how to:
Prepare the patient
Operate an ECG device
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Analyze the ECG waveforms
Thanks to advances in technology, defibrillation can be given by different types of devices. These devices include:
Manual external defibrillators
Manual internal defibrillators
Semi-automatic external defibrillators
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator(ICD)
Wearable Defibrillator
Defibrillation devices are now available on the number of ambulances around the world. It also suggests the American Heart Association (AHA) that an AED be available in all areas, including crowded stadiums, large offices, health clubs and airports.
