EKG ①Asystole

① What is asystole?

 - A type of cardiac arrest with no electrical activity in the heart, which cause heart to stop pumping.

 - No electrocardiogram waveforms are observed. (flat line or flat outline)

 - Ventricular systole is less than six times per minute.

 - The patient's prognosis is not good

② What should we do in an asystole situation?

 - Immediate CPR

 - Inject epinephrine

 - Treating the underlying problem

③ What is the cause of asystole?

(5H and 5T)

- Hypovolemia

- Hypoxia

- Hydrogenion (metabolic acidosis)

- Hyper/hypokalemia

- Hypothermia

- Tension pneumothorax

- Tamponade , cardiac

- Thrombosis, coronary (acute)

- Thrombosis, pulmonary

- Toxins