What Is Defibrillation?

Defibrillation (Defibrillation) is the process of stopping atrial fibrillation (VF) using medical devices or specific drugs. In medicine, the term "defibrillation" usually refers specifically to the use of a defibrillator to terminate atrial fibrillation by discharging the heart.

Defibrillation

Defibrillation, or termination with a medical device or specific medicine

Defibrillation can be divided into three categories according to different methods:

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1. Quickly familiarize yourself with and check the electric defibrillator. The buttons, knobs, and electrode pads of each part are intact, and the power is sufficient.

2. The patient is supine and the operator is on the right side of the patient.

3. Quickly turn on the defibrillator, adjust the defibrillator to the monitoring position, and display the patient's heart rhythm.

4. Quickly dry the chest skin of the patient with a dry cloth, and apply the hand-held defibrillation electrode plate with special conductive glue.

5. Make sure that the hand-controlled defibrillation electrode plate is correctly placed on the chest. The front electrode plate is placed on the upper edge of the sternum and under the right clavicle. The outer electrode plate was placed on the left lower chest, the left side of the nipple, and the center of the electrode plate was on the anterior axillary line. The ECG wave pattern was observed and it was determined to be ventricular fibrillation.

6. Select defibrillation energy. Use 200J for the first defibrillation; 200-300J for the second defibrillation; 360J for the third.

7. Press the defibrillation charging button to charge the defibrillator.

8. The defibrillation electrode plate is close to the chest wall, and the pressure is appropriately applied to ensure that no surrounding personnel directly or indirectly contact the patient.

9. When the defibrillator displays a defibrillation signal, press the two discharge buttons of the hand control electrode simultaneously with both hands to perform an electric shock.

10. Do not remove the electrode after the discharge. Observe the heart rate after shock defibrillation. If it is still ventricular fibrillation, select the second defibrillation and the third defibrillation. Repeat steps 4-10.

After the defibrillation is completed or successful, adjust the defibrillation knob to monitor, dry the skin of the chest wall of the patient, clean the defibrillation electrode plate, return to the correct position, and shut down. Keep and mark the cardiogram automatically during defibrillation.