The Defibrillation Process - Life Saving Victoria
The Defibrillation Process - Life Saving Victoria
The Defibrillation Process - Life Saving Victoria
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<strong>The</strong> Electrocardiogram<br />
Actions of the heart<br />
1) Mechanical action:<br />
the pumping of the heart<br />
2) Electrical action:<br />
controls the rhythmic beat of the heart<br />
<strong>The</strong> electrical impulse passing through the<br />
heart muscle can be mapped on a graph<br />
called an electrocardiogram (ECG)<br />
© Surf <strong>Life</strong> <strong>Saving</strong> Australia – Version 2<br />
SLSA Defibrillator Course / PUAOPE010A Operate a semi automatic defibrillator in an emergency 24.12
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