Defibrillation

Defibrillation is simplest explanation; The aim of this study is to depolarise as many myocardial cells as possible and to give the heart an opportunity to form a regular rhythm for correction of ongoing rhythm disorder. Defibrillation is a technique used in emergency medicine to terminate ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation is performed by a medical device called defibrillator device.

The defibrillation procedure is applied with an accessory called an electrode / paddle / pedal. Gel should be applied to the pedals being used. It is necessary to ensure that there is no gel connection between the paddles. Electrodes should be compressed by approximately 10 kg in adults, and 5 kg in children. As the electrode should be firmly attached to the chest wall, if the chest is excessively hairy, it should be shaved, unless doing so would lose too much time. Before pressing the discharge button, you should make sure that nobody is touching the patient. If there is a transdermal patch on the patient’s thorax, you should pay attention to ensure that it does not come into contact with the electrodes.