| 摘要 |
<p>An external defibrillator and method are described that incorporate ECG rhythm analysis that can be used to advise a defibrillator shock based on the analysis. For certain conditions the analysis algorithm (70) may determine the heart to be in a rhythm that is not a candidate for unsynchronized defibrillation shock therapy (72), but is in a potentially serious condition that may be a candidate for cardioversion therapy (80) such as synchronized electrical cardioversion. If such a condition is detected by the analysis algorithm, the defibrillator prompts the user to consider cardioversion therapy (84), alerting clinicians to, and possibly accelerating application of, an alternative therapy that may be appropriate, without adding risks associated with automatic application of the therapy.</p> |
