PEA and Asystole - 10b. Pulseless Electrical Activity & Asystole, (PALS) (2019) - OLD
This lesson discusses recognizing pulseless electrical activity, or PEA, and asystole cardiac rhythms. PEA and Asystole are related cardiac rhythms in two ways. They are both life-threatening and unshockable. There is in-depth description of each type of cardiac rhythm.
"PEA and asystole are related cardiac rhythms in that they are both life-threatening and unshockable.
Asystole is the absence of electrical or mechanical cardiac activity and is represented by a flat-line ECG. There may be subtle movement away from baseline (that is, drifting flat-line), but there is no perceptible cardiac electrical activity. Make sure that a reading of asystole is
not a technical error. Ensure that the cardiac leads are connected, gain is set appropriately, and the power is on. Check two different leads to confirm.
PEA is one of any number of ECG waveforms (even sinus rhythm) but without a detectable pulse. PEA may include any pulseless waveform except VF, VT, or asystole. Asystole may be preceded by an agonal rhythm. An agonal rhythm is a waveform that is roughly similar to a normal waveform, but occurs intermittently, slowly, and without a pulse.
PEA and asystole are both unshockable rhythms."
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