Abstract The ameliorative effects of practolol and tolazoline on sodium citrate induced ventricular fibrillation were studied in 30 urethane-anesthetized rabbits.
A defibrillator is a machine that delivers a targeted, measured amount of electricity to a heart that is either in something called ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia.
When it's hooked up, you'll be able to see the rhythm that the heart is in, you'll be able to tell is that person in ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia.
You can see what the heart rhythm is and if it's not what you want it to be if it's ventricular fibrillation, then you can go ahead and, and discharge it.
Complications during recovery can include pneumonia, heart arrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation (a dangerous " fluttering" rhythm of the heart), cardiac arrest (a sudden stopping of the heartbeat), and death.
In rare situations, an ectopic focus can trigger ventricular tachycardia or even ventricular fibrillation, which are more serious arrhythmias where the ventricles beat too quickly to fill up with an adequate amount of blood.