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How is ventricular fibrillation treated?

April 26, 2017fibrillation treated ventricular

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How is ventricular fibrillation treated?

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The only effective treatment for VF is an electrical shock called defibrillation. Defibrillation is an electrical current applied to the chest. The electrical current passes through the heart with the goal of stopping the VF and giving an opportunity for the heart’s normal electrical system to take control. This current helps the heart reorganize the electrical activity so it can pump blood again. An automated external defibrillator (AED) can defibrillate the heart.

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The only effective treatment for VF is an electrical shock called “defibrillation”. Defibrillation is an electrical current applied to the chest. The electrical current passes through the heart with the goal of stopping the VF and giving the hearts normal electrical system an opportunity to take control. This electrical current helps the heart reorganize (reset) the electricity of the heart so it can pump blood again. An automated external defibrillator (AED) can defibrillate the heart.