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ventricular fibrillation??
I was recently in hospital after a collapse which resulted in me being schocked twice by an external defib.
I am 19
i have no structural heart disease.I was wondering if maybe the ECG on the defib was artifact as i think i can see some R waves,any help is much appreciated
i have added my ecg into my photos as i dont know how to put it onto the post
I am 19
i have no structural heart disease.I was wondering if maybe the ECG on the defib was artifact as i think i can see some R waves,any help is much appreciated
i have added my ecg into my photos as i dont know how to put it onto the post
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The heart trace for V-Fib is very distinctive, have a peek here....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3-KHvYTG2g
I'm sure as a first year medical student you must be aware of the symptoms for v-fib, or at least be able to find out. Did you have those symptoms? I'm not really sure what you are asking here. Are you asking if the diagnosis was correct? Who used the Defib on you? a Doctor? because if so, they can recognise the symptoms of v-fib very quick, even by using a stethascope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3-KHvYTG2g
I'm sure as a first year medical student you must be aware of the symptoms for v-fib, or at least be able to find out. Did you have those symptoms? I'm not really sure what you are asking here. Are you asking if the diagnosis was correct? Who used the Defib on you? a Doctor? because if so, they can recognise the symptoms of v-fib very quick, even by using a stethascope.
Hi caregiver222 thank you for your reply. my cardiologist reckons AED's are very reliable and normaly only shock when need to be done. Altho im sure i can see R waves but they dont match out. guees in this case it is bad to be a first year med student trying to read my own ECG. Does Vfib have any QRS's? or am i looking to far into these aparant R waves that i think are there lol
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If the leads come off of an EKG the result on the screen is exactly like ventricular fibrillation. Years ago I can testify that some people were inappropriately shocked due to this error. Not in a zillion years would the ER admit that, of course. I am not up-to-date on the latest defribrilators, but supposedly they have software that can distinguish between actual and virtual ventricular fibrillation. Remember Hal from the spaceship: "Nothing can possibly go wrong".
You have asked a million dollar tort liability question, and they won't let you near the machine that shocked you or ask for the latest test and calibration on that machine.
The answer is yes, but in a modern hospital with up-to-date machines that is extremely unlikely.