Asystole is the total absence of ventricular electrical activity. Explain why defibrillation would not be effective in this situation
What will be an ideal response
Defibrillation is accomplished by electrically shocking the heart, which interrupts its chaotic twitching by depolarizing the entire myocardium. In this case, the ventricles are at a total standstill and defibrillation would not be effective.
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