Pulseless electrical activity causes

Pulseless Electrical Activity Causes (HATCH HMO pH) and Management... 

For pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and asystole, the primary focus should be diagnosis and identification of a reversible cause. 

Sudden death caused by cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation remains a serious health problem worldwide. In the United States alone, cardiovascular disease accounts for over 900,000 deaths annually (1). Of these deaths, 350,000 are due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2), two-thirds of which occur without prior recognition of cardiac disease (1). In the United States, 15-20% of all fatalities and 50% of all cardiac fatalities are sudden. Although sudden death caused by asystole or pulseless electrical activity is not preventable, sudden death caused by a ventricular arrhythmia can be. Prompt treatment to stop the ventricular arrhythmia before it causes death is possible. 

Identify the cause of pulseless electrical activity and treat accordingly ... 

After you confirm pulseless electrical activity (PEA), you need to determine its cause and treat it rapidly. Supportive measures include epinephrine and atropine. 

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