Assertion: asystole's cause | /r/HasProperty | identified
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text: Asystole is usually a confirmation of death as opposed to a heart rhythm to be treated, although a small minority of patients are successfully resuscitated, if the underlying cause is identified and treated immediately.
text: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the first treatment for PEA, while potential underlying causes are identified and treated.
text: Prognosis is poor unless the underlying cause can be identified and corrected.
text: Initiation of ACLS may improve patient outcome if a reversible cause is identified and rapidly corrected.
text: If defibrillation is not helpful in terminating the rhythm, it is necessary to investigate possible causes as treatment will likely fail unless the underlying cause is identified and treated.
text: Possible underlying causes should be identified and treated while CPR is in progress.
text: Asystole is usually a confirmation of death as opposed to a heart rhythm to be treated, although a small minority of patients are successfully resuscitated, if the underlying cause is identified and treated immediately.
text: If no reversible cause is identified, a permanent pacemaker is inserted.[citation needed]