asystole

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It showed what in the medical field is called asystole — basically, I had flat-lined.

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I was with him and saw the monitor the minute his heart quit, its rate dropping from 130 beats a minute to 90, 70, 40, 30, asystole.

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"Unless the asystole is from too much potassium," I reply.

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Yes, everyone knows the standard protocol: If there's pulseless flat-lining, it means asystole -- the heart's ventricles aren't contracting -- so start CPR and inject the drugs epinephrine and atropine to stimulate the heart.

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