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    Getting shocked during a heart attack....

    Hmmmm.....this is an interesting article. Jolt delayed in third of cardiac arrests - Yahoo! News
    What is your facility's policy?

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    Re: Getting shocked during a heart attack....

    I have defibrillated a patient in v-fib before the doctor got in the room- if a patient is in v-fib, and the doctor doesn't get in the room right away, you can bet I'm going to follow ACLS protocol until they get in there- and that includes defibrillation for v-fib.

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