Ventricular Fibrillation.
A chaotic, disorganized electrical activity in the ventricles that causes the heart to quiver instead of pumping blood. A medical emergency that leads to cardiac arrest and death within minutes if not treated with defibrillation.
Definition
What is ventricular fibrillation?
A chaotic, disorganized electrical activity in the ventricles that causes the heart to quiver instead of pumping blood. A medical emergency that leads to cardiac arrest and death within minutes if not treated with defibrillation.
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