Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). An ECG can show if your heart is beating too fast, too slow or not at all. If you’re having an episode of ventricular fibrillation, the ECG usually shows a heartbeat of about 300 to 400 beats a minute .
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The first response to V-fib may be CPR . This will keep your blood moving to important organs. Defibrillation. This is an electrical shock that is delivered to your chest wall to restore normal rhythm.
Read moreWhat medication is given during ventricular fibrillation?
In acute ventricular fibrillation (VF), drugs (eg, vasopressin, epinephrine, amiodarone ) are used after three defibrillation attempts are performed to restore normal rhythm.
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