RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57703135
T1 Chapter 30. Cardioversion and Defibrillation
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57703135
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  application  of  electricity  to  the  heart  induces  depolarization  of  the  myocardial  cells  in  a  uniform  fashion.  This  may  interrupt  reentry  circuits  that  are  inducing  an  arrhythmia.  Once  depolarization  of  the  myocardium  has  been  achieved,  the  sinus  node  may  then  resume  its  normal  pacing  function.  This  is  accomplished  with  the  transthoracic  application  of  a  direct-current  electrical  shock.