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Introduction to Defibrillation

Learn about the physiology, indications, equipment, voltage selection, and clinical considerations when performing cardiac defibrillation.

Released:

September 1, 2012

Audience:

Physicians, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics

Learning Objectives
  • Understand the indications for defibrillation

  • Know the different types of defibrillation equipment

  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of a failed defibrillation attempt

Author(s)

Mjaye Leslie Mazwi, MD, MBChB

Fellow, Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital

Division Head, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine; 

Co-Director, Heart Center | Seattle Children's Hospital


Aleksandra E. Olszewski, MD
Physician, Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Critical Care Medicine | UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh


Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Mazwi M, Olszewski AE, Wolbrink TA. Introduction to Defibrillation. 9/2012. OPENPediatrics. Online Course. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2993/introduction-to-defibrillation. Video: https://youtu.be/_i2-_67xcvw. Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/T21z2.

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