ACLS guidelines recommend drug adrenaline in the asystole algorithm and in those with cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). For pulseless electrical activity (PEA)-related cardiac arrest, adrenaline and, in some cases, sodium bicarbonate is recommended. The drugs used in VF and pulseless VT (PVT) apart from adrenaline are vasopressin, amiodarone, lidocaine, esmolol, magnesium, and procainamide in selected situations. This chapter provides a brief outline of arrhythmias commonly encountered in routine clinical practice, together with principles of ACLS and indications and usage of resuscitative agents employed in these situations.
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