Cardioversion vs defibrillation: performing the procedures

Discover the difference between cardioversion and defibrillation and how to shock someone back to life. In this video, you'll learn how to perform both procedures and when each is required.
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[VincentQMusic]

Thank you! Finally, someone who perfectly explained and illustrated the difference between synchronized cardioversion vs defibrillation.

[maxphilips]

During the cardioversion portion of the video, you say "press the shock button". The correct wording should be "press and hold the shock button until the shock it delivered". The device is looking for the R-Wave marker to deliver the shock, 10 milliseconds after the R-Wave, to avoid the relative refractory period of the cardiac cycle and send the patient into a lethal arrhythmia.

[normie]

Very clear! I attended so many lectures before but I still got confused the difference between the two

[anandahanifahhusna]

This was absolutely helpful video to differenciate between synchronized cardioversion and defibrillation. Thank you so much!

[anisahfebri]

What a great video. Thanks for taking time to educate and inform about cardioversion vs defibrillation

[fadlizakyarsydinilhuda]

Awesome! Thanks for the explanation. This was great for helping me easily understand the difference between synchronized cardioversion and defibrillation.

[annisadewinugrahani]

What a nice & easily understandble video explaining about the difference between cardioversion and defibrillation. Thank you forthe information and I'm looking forward for upcoming interesting medical videos!

[wortumherwerfer]

What about a TEE before the procedure to look for possible thrombi in the atrium?

[akhmadsyaikhufirizal]

great explanations, and its very easy to understand

[Donlidon]

This question was in my Emergency Medicine Board first part exam.

[spellcaster]

Nice Video! Great explanation and easy to understand

[evaniayuliantisuwanto]

Awesome video, thank you for information 👍

[cinkadyaszattira]

A very nice video ! Great content, really useful, thank you 😊

[Zaloomination]

This was great for helping me quickly and easily understand the difference. Thank you!!
0:20 What does "rapid ventricular response" mean?

[alaahussain]

+ make sure to look for embolus before ding the cardioversion

[furangel]

So when is adenosine used to drop the beat to asystole before cardioverting a pt?

[keshavarsa]

Sir in case of defibrillation first we will give cpr then we give shock in asynchronised manner, please sir resolve my confusion

[briang.]

If you read about the dangers of getting shocked they talk about current in amperes. No one has been able to tell me how much current is used.

[nursyukrinaismail]

Does both of them use the same machine?