Asystole (aka ventricular standstill)
Channel: Nursing School Explained
Date: 2020-09-30

This video discusses the origin of asystole, its characteristics, causes, signs & symptoms as well as interventions. 
Please refer to the “Ventricular Dysrhythmias” Playlist for more videos about premature ventricular contractions/complexes (PVCs), ventricular tachycardia (VTach), ventricular fibrillation (VFib), and pulseless electrical activity (PEA).

Asystole RULES:
(** indicates deviation from normal**)
1. Rate: 
** Ventricular rate usually not discernible, atrial activity may be observed
2. Rhythm:
** Ventricular rhythm not discernible, atrial may be discernible
3. P-wave:
** Not discernible 
4. Intervals:
** PRI: Not discernible 
** QRS: ABSENT

For more videos about this important topic please refer to the other EKG Interpretation playlists of my channel Nursing School Explained. The videos in this playlist are intended to be watched in succession for best results: Basic Electrophysiology, EKG Interpretation - The Basics: EKG paper and Determination of Heart Rate, EKG Interpretation - The Basics - Normal Intervals and RULE to Memorize, Sinus rhythms, Atrial rhythms, AV blocks, and Ventricular rhythms.