2011 Cardiac Arrest Defibrillator 
Ken Grauer, MD
JUNE 27, 2024
He developed cardiac arrest shortly after the ECG in Figure-1 was recorded. C ASE C onclusion: As noted above — today's patient developed cardiac arrest shortly after arrival in the ED. Despite prolonged resuscitation with multiple defibrillation attempts — the patient could not be saved. =
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 14, 2023
He underwent further standard resuscitation EXCEPT that we applied the Inspiratory Threshold Device ( ResQPod ) AND applied Dual Sequential Defibrillation (this simply means we applied 2 sets of pads, had 2 defib machines, and defibrillated with both with only a fraction of one second separating each defibrillation.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 21, 2024
He required multiple defibrillations within a period of a few hours. This time, the arrhythmia did not spontaneously terminate — but rather degenerated to VFib, requiring defibrillation. Some episodes of PMVT would terminate spontaneously — but on many occasions, the PMVT degenerated to VFib, requiring defibrillation.
Ken Grauer, MD
MARCH 23, 2023
She underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation for VT/VFib — with ROSC ( R eturn O f S pontaneous C irculation ) following defibrillation and treatment with Epinephrine and Amiodarone. A series of cardiac arrhythmias were seen during the course of her resuscitation — including the interesting arrhythmia shown in the long lead II of Figure-1.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The patient was unconscious BEFORE the cardiac arrest, at the same time that she had strong pulses. Therefore, cardiac arrest is NOT the etiology of the coma. More cases here to highlight: [link] Middle Aged Woman with Asystolic Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitated: Cath Lab? OMI is a clinical diagnosis.
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