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Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)

Emergency management of cardiac arrest due to VF.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
CardiologyEmergency Medicine
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Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Advanced life support (adult)
National
CKS: Cardiac arrest - out of hospital care
National
2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Risk Assessment in Cardiac Arrhythmias
Local
2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias
Local
2022 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Local
2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Local
2023 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Ventricular Arrhythmias
Local