Defibrillation Technique. Parts of Defibrillator and Uses. | ICU Critical Care Nurses

Cardioversion vs. defibrillation: know the difference! Both involve delivering an electric shock, but their purpose, mode, and indications vary significantly. 🫀 Cardioversion: For arrhythmias with a pulse (think afib, aflutter) - the electric shock is delivered on the R wave to disrupt the cardiac cycle and reset the SA node 🫀 Defibrillation: For arrhythmias without a pulse (like v-fib) - the electric shock is delivered at any point in the cardiac cycle Save this for your nursing school and NC

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