Cardiac arrest rhythms

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When a patient has a cardiac arrest, the heart stops pumping blood around the body. The electrical activity in the heart does not always stop immediately, however, and the immediate advanced management of patients with cardiac arrest is largely determined by exactly what is happening to the heart rhythm. It is imperative that you are able to identify each of the following rhythms.

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