{"id":224,"date":"2018-10-22T19:50:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proacls.com\/wiki\/?p=224"},"modified":"2018-12-12T23:38:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T23:38:58","slug":"ventricular-fibrillation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proacls.com\/wiki\/ekg-rhythms\/ventricular-fibrillation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventricular Fibrillation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XrklUEo3opA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ventricular fibrillation, known commonly as v-fib, is caused by multiple ectopic electrical impulses that depolarize the myocardium in a chaotic fashion. This results in a quivering or fibrillating heart that does not produce a pulse or adequate cardiac output.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proacls.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vfib-ecg.jpg\" alt=\"Ventricular Fibrillation ECG\" width=\"1500\" height=\"631\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>ECG Interpretation:<\/h2>\n<h3>Rhythm<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the rhythm regular or irregular?\n<ul>\n<li><i>It is irregular<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rate<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the rate?\n<ul>\n<li><i>Between 200-250 bpm<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Is the rate normal, fast, or slow?\n<ul>\n<li>Extremely fast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>P Wave<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Are they present?\n<ul>\n<li><i>There are none. 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