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**Wide irregular: defibrilate (NOT synchronized) | **Wide irregular: [[defibrilate]] (NOT synchronized) | ||
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Revision as of 08:37, 30 May 2015
See critical care quick reference for doses by weight.
Background
- Must repush "Sync" button after each discharge
- Consider sedation (fentanyl or etomidate useful if hypotensive)
Doses
Initial recommendations:
- Tachycardia with pulse
- Narrow regular: 50-100 J
- Narrow irregular
- Biphasic: 120-200 J
- Monophasic: 200 J
- Wide regular: 100 J
- Wide irregular: defibrilate (NOT synchronized)
See Also
Source
AHA 2010 ACLS Recommendations.