Asystole, also known as flatline, is a condition in which there is no electrical activity from the heart and thus no blood flow.
It leads to cardiac arrest.
Survival rates in a cardiac arrest patient with asystole are much lower than in a patient with a defibrillable rhythm; asystole is not a "shockable" rhythm in and of itself.
ECG example of asystole
ECG rhythm strip example of asystole
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